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Closed form Models for Pull-In Voltage of Electrostatically Actuated Cantilever Beams and Comparative Analysis of Cantilevers and Microgripper Cover

Closed form Models for Pull-In Voltage of Electrostatically Actuated Cantilever Beams and Comparative Analysis of Cantilevers and Microgripper

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|Sep 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-012-0034-6 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
Language: English
Page range: 242 - 248
Published on: Sep 17, 2012
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