TY - GEN
T1 - Dynamic analysis of mems resonators under primary-resonance excitation
AU - Nayfeh, Ali H.
AU - Younis, Mohammad I.
AU - Abdel-Rahman, Eihab M.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - We present a dynamic analysis and simulation of electrically actuated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators under primary-resonance excitation. We use a shooting technique, perturbation techniques, and long-time integration of the equation of motion to investigate the global dynamics of the resonators. We study the dynamic pull-in instability and show various scenarios and mechanisms for its occurrence. Our results show that dynamic pull-in can occur through a saddle-node bifurcation, a period-doubling bifurcation, or homoclinic tangling, depending on factors such as the initial conditions of the device and the level of the electrostatic force.
AB - We present a dynamic analysis and simulation of electrically actuated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators under primary-resonance excitation. We use a shooting technique, perturbation techniques, and long-time integration of the equation of motion to investigate the global dynamics of the resonators. We study the dynamic pull-in instability and show various scenarios and mechanisms for its occurrence. Our results show that dynamic pull-in can occur through a saddle-node bifurcation, a period-doubling bifurcation, or homoclinic tangling, depending on factors such as the initial conditions of the device and the level of the electrostatic force.
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U2 - 10.1115/detc2005-84146
DO - 10.1115/detc2005-84146
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33144475800
SN - 0791847381
SN - 9780791847381
T3 - Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005
SP - 397
EP - 404
BT - Proc. of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conferences - DETC2005
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
T2 - DETC2005: ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
Y2 - 24 September 2005 through 28 September 2005
ER -