Enhanced Efficiency of Electrostatically Actuated Bistable Microswitches Using Bow-Like Operation

Keyphrases

• Actuation 100%
• Electrostatically Actuated 100%
• Electrostatic Force 100%
• Snap-through 100%
• Efficiency Improvement 100%
• Microswitches 100%
• Buckled State 100%
• Nonlinearity 50%
• Operational Scenario 50%
• Reduced Order Model 50%
• Bidirectional Switching 50%
• Single Electrode 50%
• Curved Microbeam 50%
• Stress-free 50%
• Switching Voltage 50%
• Concave Surface 50%
• Micromechanical 50%
• Buckling Configuration 50%
• Free Beam 50%
• Toggle Flip-flop 50%
• Alternative Architecture 50%
• Residual Strain Energy 50%
• Zero Voltage 50%

Engineering

• Bistables 100%
• Actuation 100%
• Snap-Through 100%
• Electrostatic Force 100%
• Realization 50%
• Strain Energy 50%
• Reduced Order Model 50%
• Accumulated Strain 50%
• Operation Scenario 50%
• Flip Flop Circuits 50%
• Electrode Gap 50%
• Nonlinearity 50%

Material Science

• Snap-Through 100%