Modeling of initially curved beam structures for design of multistable MEMS

Conference paper (2009)

Authors

MD Williams Computational Design and Mechanics - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
A. Van Keulen Computational Design and Mechanics - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
M Sheplak External organisation
Research Group
Computational Design and Mechanics (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2009

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Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Precision and Microsystems Engineering

Research Group

Computational Design and Mechanics

Abstract

This article describes a mathematical model and solution methodology for efficiently predicting the many equilibrium paths of an arbitrarily-shaped, pre-curved, clamped beam subjected to arbitrary dead loading.