We propose a mass sensing scheme in which amplitude shifts within a nonlinear ultra-wide
broadband resonance serve as indicators for mass detection. To achieve the broad …

We analyze the dynamics induced by a 2: 1 internal resonance between the third (second
symmetric) and the fifth (third symmetric) mode of a MEMS microbeam. An extensive …

Nonlinear energy sink (NES) devices have recently been introduced as a means of passive
structural control and have been shown to effectively dissipate energy from structural …

Nonlinearity plays an important role in the dynamics of microelectromechanical resonator.
On the one hand, presence of nonlinearity may lead to poor performance of the device. On …

A systemic problem for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) has been the large gap
between their predicted and actual performances. Due to process variations, no two MEMS …

This paper presents a new detection method of cyclic-fold bifurcations in electrostatic MEMS
transducers based on a variant of the harmonic detection of resonance method. The …

It is well known that the micro scale deviations of mechanical properties of a sample can be
detected by measurement methods that use microcantilever as resonators. Those methods …

Micro-and millimeter-scale resonant mass sensors have received widespread attention due
to their robust and sensitive performance in a wide range of detection applications. A key …

In the areas of micro-and nanoresonant sensing, energy harvesting, and signal processing,
the ability to provide resonance over a broad frequency bandwidth is a persistent goal. One …

We propose the use of electrostatic force feedback to control the effective mass, damping, or
stiffness of micro electro mechanical system (MEMS). Our analysis suggests that if feedback …