Experimentally characterising the dynamical landscape of an active MEMS cantilever.

ABSTRACT: Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (M/NEMS) are in high demand for cutting-edge future technological solutions. Their strongly nonlinear nature is regarded as beneficial for optimising performance metrics for a wide range of engineering applications. As model-free experimentation remains limited to forward time observations, important dynamic features can be left uncharted, resulting in an incomplete dynamical landscape. Here we address this issue by employing experimental continuation - a model-free technique for constructing bifurcation diagrams by tracking steady-states and/or periodic responses directly in a physical experiment. This approach is unexplored for investigating micro-scale systems with fast timescales. Our state-of-the-art experiment investigates an active MEMS cant

SUBMITTER: Hayashi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12695876 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature