In this paper, thermal and shear deformation effects on the vibrational response of non-
homogeneous microbeams made of functionally graded (FG) materials are carried out. It is …

As a typical type of MEMS acceleration sensor, the inertial switch can alter its on-off state
while the environmental accelerations satisfy threshold value. An exhaustive summary of the …

In this research, the post-buckling behaviors of doubly curved composite shells in hygro-
thermal environment are investigated by employing multiple scales perturbation method …

In this paper, a size-dependent model of clamped-clamped composite laminated
electrostatic Euler–Bernoulli microbeams with piezoelectric layers attached was proposed …

Based on a bistable mechanism, a novel low-MEMS inertial switch with dual functions of self-
locking and reverse-unlocking is presented, along with its fabrication and verification. This …

A size-dependent model for electrostatically actuated microbeam-based MEMS (micro-
electro-mechanical systems) with piezoelectric layers attached is developed based on a …

This paper proposes a novel laterally-driven inertial micro-switch with multi-directional
compact constraint structures for lowering off-axis sensitivity and improving shock …

In this study, the effects of piezoelectric layers, residual stresses and von Karman
nonlinearity on the pull-in instability of a microplate are studied by taking into account the …

A size-dependent model of a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) actuated by both
electrostatic and piezoelectric forces is proposed based on the modified couple stress. The …

This paper presents a novel approach for improving the reliability and driving capability of
piezoelectric actuators by developing braided fiber piezoelectric composite (BFPC) …