Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics
Pull-in behavior analysis of vibrating functionally graded micro-cantilevers under suddenly DC voltage
Document Type : Research Paper
Author
National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC), Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
The present research attempts to explain dynamic pull-in instability of functionally graded micro-cantilevers actuated by step DC voltage while the fringing-field effect is taken into account in the vibrational equation of motion. By employing modern asymptotic approach namely Homotopy Perturbation Method with an auxiliary term, high-order frequency-amplitude relation is obtained, then the influences of material properties and actuation voltage on dynamic pull-in behavior are investigated. It is demonstrated that the auxiliary term in the homotopy perturbation method is extremely effective for higher order approximation and two terms in series expansions are sufficient to produce an acceptable solution. The strength of this analytical procedure is verified through comparison with numerical results.
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