Shape optimization of electrostatically actuated microbeams for extending static and dynamic operating ranges

A Simplex Method for Function Minimization

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Dynamics of structures: theory and applications to earthquake engineering

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Algorithms for Minimization Without Derivatives

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M-TEST: A test chip for MEMS material property measurement using electrostatically actuated test structures

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