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Forced vibration of electrically actuated FGM micro-switches

  • X. L. Jia
  • , J. Yang
  • , S. Kitipornchai
  • , C. W. Lim

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    Abstract

    This paper presents an analytical study on the forced vibration of micro-switches under combined electrostatic, intermolecular forces and axial residual stress. The micro-switch considered in this study is made of non-homogeneous functionally graded material with two material phases. The nonlinear partial differential equation which describes the forced vibration of the micro-beam is derived based on the framework of von Karman-type geometric nonlinearity and Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, and are solved using the method of averaging. The modulations of the amplitude of clamped-clamped micro-switch are obtained. The present results are validated through direct comparisons with published experimental results. Excellent agreement has been achieved. A parametric study is conducted to show the effects of material composition and AC harmonic force on the frequency response characteristics of the micro-switch.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)280-287
    JournalProcedia Engineering
    Volume14
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    Event12th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-12) - Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China
    Duration: 26 Jan 201128 Jan 2011
    http://bccw.cityu.edu.hk/easec12/wp_home.asp

    Research Keywords

    • Forced vibration
    • Frequency response
    • Functionally graded material
    • Micro-beam

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