The field equations of general relativity can be written as first order differential equations in the Weyl tensor, the Weyl tensor in turn can be written as a first order differential equation in a three index tensor called the Lanczos tensor. Similarly in electro-magnetic theory Maxwell’s equations can be written as first order differential equations in the field tensor Fab and this in can be ...

The workspace of a spatial 6‐DOF electro‐ hydraulic parallel manipulator is strongly coupled, due to its multi‐closed‐loop kinematic structure and the coupling complicates motion planning and control of the parallel manipulator. This paper clearly analyses the strong dynamic coupling property in the workspace of a spatial 6‐DOF parallel manipulator, using modal decouplin...

The dynamic collision behavior of the electro-oxidation of single Ag nanoparticles is observed at Au microelectrodes using stochastic single-nanoparticle collision amperometry. Results show that an Ag nanoparticle collision/oxidation event typically consists of a series of 1 to ∼10 discrete "sub-events" over an ∼20 ms interval. Results also show that the Ag nanoparticles typically undergo only ...

The electro-mechanical (E/M) impedance response of a 1-D structure interrogated by a PZT wafer active sensor is modeled from first principles. Equations of motion for the flexural vibrations under moment excitation from the PZT wafer are developed. Solution in terms of normal modes with internal damping is obtained. General expressions for pointwise dynamic stiffness and pointwise dynamic compl...

In this paper, dynamic behavior of a functionally graded cantilever micro-beam and its pull-in instability, subjected to simultaneous effects of a thermal moment and nonlinear electrostatic pressure, has been studied. It has been assumed that the top surface is made of pure metal and the bottom surface from a metal–ceramic mixture. The ceramic constituent percent of the bottom surface ranges fr...

in the current study the effect of casimir force and squeezed film damping on the pull-in instability and dynamic behavior of electrostatically actuated nano and micro electromechanical systems is investigated separately. linear elastic membrane theory is used to model the static and dynamic behavior of system for strip, annular and disk geometries. squeezed film damping effect is modeled using...