Spurred by the invention of the tapping-mode atomic force microscopy three decades ago,
various micromechanical structures and systems that utilize parts with mechanical impact …

Within Hybrid systems, piecewise affine systems are a common class to be identified from
input/output data. In this paper an improved algorithm for identifying piecewise affine …

This work presents a low-complexity dynamic model of a single-pole single-throw (SPST)
ruthenium contact radio frequency (RF) MEMS switch. The model is based on a fabricated …

The paper reports on the transient analysis of the observed decrease in the actuation
voltage of MEMS ohmic switches, under a stress condition. A finite difference model (FDM) is …

A parameterized model for the impact dynamics of a piezoelectric microactuator is proposed,
and a system-identification procedure for quantifying model parameters is presented. The …

Background: This article presents a feedforward control technique to mitigate the contact
bounces in electrostatically driven beam type nonprismatic microswitches. A comprehensive …

This paper examines estimation of micro-robotic leg dynamics across uncertain ground
impact conditions. A model for impact of compliant micro-structures with unknown ground …

It is difficult to model the dynamics of batch-fabricated walking micro-robots since foot-terrain
contact interaction is very complicated due to continuous mechanical structure and …

A parameterized model for the impact dynamics of a piezoelectric microactuator is proposed,
and a system identification procedure for quantifying model parameters presented. The …

This dissertation focuses on modeling and sensing for miniature devices characterized by
mixed elastic and rigid body motion with contact. Understanding dynamics of miniature …