CMR Publications

2008     2007     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002     2001     2000     1999     1998     1997     1996     1995     1994     Prior to 1994

The following is a list of technical publications authored by CMR research staff. The papers are ordered by year of publication, and listed in order of journal papers, conference papers, and other publications.

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2008

·         Dibiasio, C.M., Culpepper, M.L., Panas, R., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Comparison of Molecular Simulation and Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Predictions for a Carbon Nanotube-Based Compliant Parallel-Guiding Mechanism,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 130, April 2008.

·         Johns, G.K., Howell, L.L., Jensen, B.D., McLain, T.W., “A Model for Predicting the Piezoresistive Effect in Microflexures Experiencing Bending and Tension Loads,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 226-235, 2008.

·         Lusk, C.P. and Howell, L.L., “Spherical Bistable Micromechanism,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 130, April 2008.

·         Lusk, C.P. and Howell, L.L., “Components, Building Blocks, and Demonstrations of Spherical Mechanisms in Microelectromechanical Systems,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 130, March 2008.

·         Waterfall, T.L., Johns, G.K., Messenger, R.K., Jensen, B.D., McLain, T.W., and Howell, L.L., “Observations of Piezoresistivity for Polysilicon in Bending that are Unexplained by Linear Models,” Sensors & Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 141, pp. 610-618, 2008.

2007

·         Weight, B.L., Mattson, C.A., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Configuration Selection, Modeling, and Preliminary Testing in Support of Constant Force Electrical Connectors,” Journal of Electronic Packaging, Trans. ASME, Vol. 129, No. 3, pp. 236-246, 2007.

·         Kennedy, J.A., Howell, L.L., and Greenwood, W., “Compliant High-precision E-Quintet Ratcheting (CHEQR) Mechanism for Safety and Arming Devices,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 13-21, 2007.

·         Cullinan, M., DiBiasio, C., Howell, L.L. Culpepper, M., and Panas, R., “Modeling of a Clamped-clamped Carbon Nano-tube Flexural Element for Use in Nanoelectro-mechanical Systems,” submitted for publication in the Proceedings of the 13th National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines (NaCoMM07), Bangalore, India, December 12-13, 2007.

·         B. J. Hansen, C. J. Carron, B. D. Jensen, A. R. Hawkins, and S. M. Schultz, “Plastic latching accelerometer based on bistable compliant mechansisms,” Smart Mater. Struct., vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 1967-1972, Oct. 2007.

·         T. S. Lemmon, E. R. Homer, B. S. Fromm, D. T. Fullwood, B. D. Jensen, and B. L. Adams, “Heterogeneous microstructure senstitive design for performance optimization of MEMS switch,” Journal of Metals, Vol. 59, No. 9, pp. 43–48, 2007.

·         Brooks, S.H., Magleby, S.P., Halverson, P., and Howell, L.L., “Type Synthesis of Compliant 5-bar Mechanisms with Application to Mechanical Disc Brakes,” accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 13th National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines (NaCoMM07), Bangalore, India, December 12-13, 2007, NaCoMM-2007-103.

·         Halverson, P.A., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Tension-based Multi-stable Compliant Rolling-contact Elements,” accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 13th National Conference on Mechanisms and Machines (NaCoMM07), Bangalore, India, December 12-13, 2007, NaCoMM-2007-048.

·         Jacobsen, J.O., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., “Fundamental Components for Lamina Emergent Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 10-16, 2007, Seattle, WA, IMECE2007-42311.

·         Mackay, A.B., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., “A Pseudo-rigid-body Model for Rolling-contact Compliant Beams,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2007 as part of the 2007 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 4-7, 2007, DETC2007-35536.

·         Winder, B.G., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Kinematic Representations of Pop-up Paper Mechanisms,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2007 as part of the 2007 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 4-7, 2007, DETC2007-35505.

·         Chase, R.P., Todd, R.H., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., “A Large Deflection Analysis Method for Lateral Torsional Buckling,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2007 as part of the 2007 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 4-7, 2007, DETC2007-34531.

·         Halverson, P.A., Howell, L.L., Jensen, B.D., and Magleby, S.P., “Concepts for Achieving Multi-stability in Compliant Rolling-contact Elements,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2007 as part of the 2007 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 4-7, 2007, DETC2007-34836.

·         Harb, J.N., Lyon, S.M., Larsen, J., Howell, L.L., McLain, T.W., “Design Factors Influencing Power Reduction in Thermomechanical In-plane Microactuators,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2007 as part of the 2007 ASME International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems (MNS), Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 4-7, 2007, DETC2007-34206.

·         Kennedy, J.A. and Howell, L.L., “The Ratchet and Pawl Ring (RaPR) Mechanism,” Proceedings of the 12th IFToMM World Congress, Besançon (France), paper No. 925, June18-21, 2007.

·         Johns, G.K., Waterfall, T.L., Howell, L.L., Jensen, B.D., and McLain, T.W., “Exploring Resistance Change Trends associated with Integrated Piezoresistive Sensoring Elements,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. #6529, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, March 2007, Paper No. 6529-106.

·         Teichert, K., Waterfall, T.L., Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and McLain, T.W., “Piezoresistive in-line Integrated Force Sensors for On-chip Measurement and Control,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. #6529, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, March 2007, Paper No. 6529-78.

·         Steven Landon, Spencer Magleby and Brian Jensen, “A Compliant Rotating Joint for Deployable Wings on Small UAVs,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Las Vegas, NV, DETC2007-35821.  This paper received the Compliant Mechanisms Applications Best Paper Award.

·         M. S. Diehl and B. D. Jensen, “Wet Etched Pyramidal Microneedles with Fluid-Delivery Microchannels,”in ASME Int. Mech. Eng. Congress and Exp., no. IMECE2007-43524, 2007.

·         T. M. Pendleton and B. D. Jensen, “Compliant Mechanisms Formed from ShapedWire,” in Proc. ASME 2007 Int. Des. Eng. Tech. Conf., no. DETC2007-34969, 2007.

·         T. Waterfall, K. Teichert, and B. Jensen, “Simultaneous On-Chip Sensing and Actuation Usingthe Thermomechanical In-Plane Microactuator,” Proc. ASME 2007 Int. Des. Eng. Tech. Conf., no. DETC2007-34982, 2007.

·         Johns, G.K., Waterfall, T.L., Howell, L.L., Jensen, B.D., and McLain, T.W., “Exploring Resistance Change Trends associated with Integrated Piezoresistive Sensoring Elements,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. #6529, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, March 2007, Paper No. 6529-106.

·         Teichert, K., Waterfall, T.L., Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and McLain, T.W., “Piezoresistive in-line Integrated Force Sensors for On-chip Measurement and Control,” Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. #6529, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, March 2007, Paper No. 6529-78.

·         T. Pendleton and B. Jensen, “Development of a Tristable Compliant Mechanism,” in 12th IFToMM World Congress, Besançon, France, Paper 835, June 2007.

2006

·         G.S. Flory, S. A. Chen, L.A. Woltz, S. Magleby, and J.D. Higley, “A computerized apparatus designed to automatically dispense, measure, and record alcohol consumption by individual members of a rhesus macaque social group”, accepted for publication in Methods (2006), Elsevier Inc.

·         Hubbard, N.B., Culpepper, M.L., and Howell, L.L., “Actuators for Micropositioners and Nanopositioners,” ASME Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 324-334, 2006.

·         Culpepper, M.L., DiBiasio, C.M., Panas, R., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Simulation of a Carbon Nanotube–based Compliant Parallel–guiding Mechanism: A Nanomechanical Building Block,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, No. 20, 203111, 2006.

·         Lusk, C.P. and Howell, L.L., “Design Space of Single-Loop Planar Folded Micro Mechanisms with Out-of-Plane Motion,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp. 1092-1100, 2006.

·         Jensen, K.A., Lusk, C.P., and Howell, L.L., “An XYZ Micromanipulator with Three Translational Degrees of Freedom,” Robotica, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 305-314, 2006.

·         Wittwer, J.W., Baker, M.S., and Howell, L.L., “Simulation, Measurement, and Asymmetric Buckling of Thermal Microactuators,” Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, Vol. 128, No. 2, pp. 395-401, 2006.

·         Anderson, J.K., Howell, L.L., Wittwer, J.W., and McLain, T.W., “Piezoresistive Sensing of Bistable Micro Mechanism State,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 5, pp. 943-950, 2006.

·         Wittwer, J.W., Baker, M.S., and Howell, L.L., “Robust Design and Model Validation of Nonlinear Compliant Micromechanisms,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 33-41, 2006.

·         L. L.-W. Chow, Z.Wang, B. D. Jensen, K. Saitou, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Skin-effect self-heating in air-suspended RF MEMS transmission-line structures,” J. Microelectromech. Syst., Vol. 15, No. 6, pp. 1622–1631, Dec. 2006.

·         Z. Wang, B. D. Jensen, L. W. Chow, J. L. Volakis, K. Saitou, and K. Kurabayashi, “Full-wave electromagnetic and thermal modeling for the prediction of heat-dissipation-induced RF-MEMS switch failure,” J. Micromech. Microeng., Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 157–164, 2006.

·         Rasmussen, N.O., Wittwer, J.W., Todd, R.H., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “A 3D Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Large Spatial Deflections of Rectangular Cantilever Beams,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006 as part of the 2006 ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, DETC2006-99465.

·         Howell, L.L., “History of Mechanisms: The Odometer of the Mormon Trail,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006 and presentation at the 2006 ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, DETC2006-99604.

·         Lusk, C.P. and Howell, L.L., “Spherical Bistable Micromechanism,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006 as part of the 2006 ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, DETC2006-99076.

·         Rasmussen, N.O., Todd, R.H., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Investigation of Compliant Ortho-Planar Springs for Rotational Applications,” Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006 as part of the 2006 ASME Mechanisms & Robotics Conference, Philadelphia, PA, DETC2006-99459.

·         Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., and Howell, L.L., “Piezoresistive Feedback for Improving Transient Response of MEMS Thermal Actuators,” Proceedings of the SPIE: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, Vol. 6174 I, p. 617408, 2006.

·         M. Shalaby, Z. Wang, L. L.-W. Chow, B. D. Jensen, J. L. Volakis, K. Kurabayashi, and K.Saitou, “Robust design of RF-MEMS cantilever switches using contact physics modeling,” in Proc. IMECE 2006, no. IMECE2006-15339, 2006.

·         A. Frischknecht and B. D. Jensen, “Influence of heat, force, and secondary factors on electrical contact resistance in microscale gold contacts,” in Proc. STLE/ASME Int. Joint Tribology Conf., no. IJTC2006-12293, 2006.

·         G. Gee and B. D. Jensen, “A dynamic model of microscale contact breaking in RF MEMS switches,” in Proc. STLE/ASME Int. Joint Tribology Conf., no. IJTC2006-12297, 2006.

·         Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., and Howell, L.L., “Piezoresistive Feedback for Improving Transient Response of MEMS Thermal Actuators,” Proceedings of the SPIE: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, Vol. 6174 I, p. 617408, 2006.

·         Howell, L.L., McLain, T.W., Baker, M.S., and Lott, C.D., “Techniques in the Design of Thermomechanical Microactuators,” Chapter 7, MEMS/NEMS Handbook, Techniques and Applications, Vol 4, Editor: C.T. Leondes, Springer, pp. 187-200, 2006.

2005

·         Campbell, K.J., Morine, J.C., George, Z.A., Schultz, S.M., Hawkins, A.R., Lusk, C.P., and Howell, L.L., “Polymer Stretching to Produce Flat Suspended Micromembranes,” Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication and Microsystems, Vol. 4, 043005, 2005.

·         Wilcox, D.L. and Howell, L.L., “Fully Compliant Tensural Bistable Micro-mechanisms (FTBM),” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 1223-1235, 2005.

·         Cannon, J.R. and Howell, L.L., “A Compliant Contact-aided Revolute Joint,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 1273-1293, 2005.

·         Yu, Y.-Q., Howell, L.L., Lusk, C.P., Yue, Y., and He, M.-G., “Dynamic Modeling of Compliant Mechanisms Based on the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 760-765, 2005.

·         Masters, N.D. and Howell, L.L., “A Three Degree-of-Freedom Model for Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanisms,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 739-744, 2005.

·         Guerinot, A.E., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., and Todd, R.H., “Compliant Joint Design Principles for High Compressive Load Situations,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 127, No. 4, pp. 774-781, 2005.

·         Hubbard, N.B. and Howell, L.L., “Design and Characterization of a Dual-stage, Thermally Actuated Nanopositioner,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 15, pp. 1482-1493, 2005.

·         Cannon, B.R., Lillian, T.D., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., and Linford, M.R., “A Compliant End-effector for Microscribing,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 86-94, 2005.

·         Hubbard, N.B., Howell, L.L., Barber, J.P., Conkey, D.B., Hawkins, A.R., and Schmidt, H., “Structural Models and Design Rules for On-chip Micro-channels with Sacrificial Cores,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 15, pp. 720-727, 2005.

·         Barber, J.P., Conkey, D.B., Lee, J.R., Hubbard, N.B., Howell, L.L., Yin, D., Schmidt, H., and Hawkins, A.R., “Fabrication of Hollow Waveguides with Sacrificial Aluminum Cores,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 363-365, 2005.

·         B. D. Jensen, L. .W. Chow, K. Huang, K. Saitou, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Effect of nanoscale heating on electrical transport in RF MEMS switch contacts,” J. Microelectromech. Syst., Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 935–946, 2005.

·         B. D. Jensen, K. Huang, L.W. Chow, and K. Kurabayashi, “Adhesion effects on contact opening dynamics in micromachined switches,” J. Applied Physics, Vol. 97, 103536, 2005.

·         B. D. Jensen, K. Huang, L. W. Chow, and K. Kurabayashi, “Low-force contact heating and softening using micromechanical switches in diffusive-ballistic electron transport transition,” Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 86, 023507, 2005.

·         L. W. Chow, Z. Wang, B. D. Jensen, K. Saitou, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Skin effect aggregated heating in RF MEMS suspended structures,” in 2005 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, pp. 2143–2146, 2005.

·         Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., and Howell, L.L., “Improved Nanopositioning Resolution through Piezoresistive Feedback Control of a MEMS Thermal Actuator,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-81209.

·         Landon, S.D., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Preliminary Concepts for Deployable Wings on Small UAVs Using Compliance,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-82088.

·         Carroll, D.W., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., Todd, R.H., and Lusk, C.P., “Simplified Manufacturing through a Metamorphic Process for Compliant Ortho-planar Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2005-80293.

·         Brooks, S.H., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Grasping Mechanisms with Self-Centering and Force-Balancing Characteristics,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2005-85478.

·         Wilcox, D.L. and Howell, L.L., “Double-Tensural Bistable Mechanisms (DTBM) with On-Chip Actuation and Spring-like Post-bistable Behavior,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2005-84697.

·         Lusk, C.P. and Howell, L.L., “Components, Building Blocks, and Demonstrations of Spherical Mechanisms in Microelectromechanical Systems,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2005-84672.

·         Cannon, J.R., Lusk, C.P., and Howell, L.L., “Compliant Rolling-Contact Element Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2005-84073.

·         Linford, M.; Davis, R.; Magleby, S.; Howell, L.; Jiang, G.; Thulin, C. Invited Book Chapter: "Chemomechanical surface modification of materials for patterning" in Nano-lithography and Patterning Techniques in Microelectronics. Ed. by D.G. Bucknall, Woodhead Publishing and CRC Press, pp. 120-154, 2005.

2004

·         Wittwer, J.W. and Howell, L.L., “Mitigating the Effects of Local Flexibility at the Built-In Ends of Cantilever Beams,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, Trans. ASME, Vol. 71, No. 5, pp. 748-751, 2004.

·         Jensen, B.D. and Howell, L.L., “Bistable Configurations of Compliant Mechanisms Modeled Using Four Links and Translational Joints,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. 657-666, 2004.

·         Crane, N.B., Howell, L.L., Weight, B.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Compliant Floating-Opposing-Arm (FOA) Centrifugal Clutch,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 169-177, 2004.

·         Wittwer, J.W., Chase, K.W., and Howell, L.L., “The Direct Linearization Method Applied to Position Error in Kinematic Linkages,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 681-693, 2004.

·         Mattson, C.A., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Development of Commercially Viable Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model: Case Studies of Parallel Mechanisms,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 195-202, 2004.

·         Messenger, R.K., McLain, T.W., and Howell, L.L., “Feedback Control of a Thermomechanical Inplane Microactuator Using Piezoresistive Displacement Sensing,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-59810.

·         Allred, T., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Guerinot, A.E., “Compliant Mechanism Configurations for Vehicle Suspension Systems,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-59574.

·         Frischknecht, B., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Crank-slider with Spring Constant Force Mechanism,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2004-57318.

·         Weight, R.G., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Minimizing Performance Variation for the Compliant Floating-opposing-arm Clutch,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2004-57206.

·         Hubbard, N.B., Wittwer, J.W., Kennedy, J.A., Wilcox, D.L., and Howell, L.L., “A Novel Fully Compliant Planar Linear-motion Mechanism,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC 2004-57008.

·         Jensen, K.A., Lusk, C.P., and Howell, L.L., “Force Relationships for an XYZ Micromanipulator with Three Translational Degrees of Freedom,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2004-57028.

·         Guerinot, A.E., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Preliminary Design Concepts for Compliant Mechanism Prosthetic Knee Joints,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2004-57416.

·         Gregory Bishop and Spencer Magleby, “A Review of Technology Push Product Development Models and Processes,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Theory and Methodology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2004, DETC2004-57496.

·         Danielle Johnson and Spencer Magleby, “Considering the Manufacturing Environment of Less-Developed Countries When Choosing Product Concepts,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, International Engineering Design Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 2004, DETC2004-57625.

·         B. D. Jensen, L. L.-W. Chow, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Adhesion effects on contact opening time in MEMS switches,” in Proc. ASME/STLE Int. Joint Tribology Conf., paper TRIB2004-64350, 2004.

·         Z. Wang, B. Jensen, L. Chow, J. Volakis, K. Saitou, and K. Kurabayashi, “Effects of dimple geometry on RF MEMS switch heating,” in ANTEM 2004/URSI Conf., July 2004.

·         B. D. Jensen, K. Huang, L. W. Chow, K. Saitou, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Asperity heating for repair of metal contact RF MEMS switches,” in 2004 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, pp. 1939–1942, 2004.

·         Z. Wang, B. Jensen, J. Volakis, K. Saitou, and K. Kurabayashi, “A preconditioner for hybrid matrices arising in RF MEMS switch analysis,” in 2004 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Int. Symp., vol. 3, June 2004.

·         B. D. Jensen, L. W. Chow, R. F. Webbink, K. Saitou, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Force dependence of RF MEMS switch contact heating,” in Proc. 2004 17th IEEE Int. Conf. Micro Electro Mech. Systems, 2004, pp. 137–140.

·         Hubbard, N.B. and Howell, L.L., “Experimental Repeatability of a Thermal Actuator for Nanopositioning,” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-59616.

·         Wilcox, D.L., Howell, L.L., and Lyon, S.M., “The Stacked Amplified Thermomechanical In-plane Microactuator (StATIM),” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-59617.

·         Lusk, C.P. and Howell, L.L., “A Micro Helico-Kinematic Platform via Spherical Crank Sliders,” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2004-59622.

2003

·         Jensen, B.D. and Howell, L.L., “Identification of Compliant Pseudo-Rigid-Body Four-Link Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 125, No. 4, pp. 701-708, 2003.

·         Jiang, G., Niederhauser, T.L., Davis, D.D., Lua, Y.-Y., Cannon, B.R., Dorff, M.J., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Linford, M.R., “Stability of Alkyl Monolayers on Chemomechanically Scribed Silicon to Air, Water, Hot Acid and X-rays,” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 226, Nos. 1-3, pp. 9-16, 2003.

·         Boyle, C., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Evans, M.S., “Dynamic Modeling of Compliant Constant-Force Compression Mechanisms,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 38, No. 12, pp. 1469-1487, 2003.

·         Masters, N.D. and Howell, L.L., “A Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Trans. IEEE and ASME, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 273-280, 2003.

·         B. D. Jensen, K. Saitou, J. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Fully integrated electrothermal multidomain modeling of RF MEMS switches,” IEEE Microwave Wireless Compon. Lett., Vol. 13, No. 9, pp. 364–366, Sept. 2003.

·         B. D. Jensen, S. Mutlu, S. Miller, K. Kurabayashi, and J. J. Allen, “Shaped comb fingers for tailored electro-mechanical restoring force,” J. Microelectromech. Syst., Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 373– 383, June 2003.

·         Allred, T., Howell, L.L., Magleby, S.P., and Todd, R.H., “The Compliant A-arm Suspension,” Proceedings of the Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium, at the 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2003-43259.

·         Cherry, M.S., Roach, G.M., Wittwer, J.W., Howell, L.L., and Cox, J.J., “Reducing Cycle Time and Errors in the Design and Layout of MEMS,” Proceedings of the 29th Design Automation Conference, at the 2003 ASME Design Technical Conference, Chicago, Illinois, DETC2003/DAC-48740.

·         Jensen, K.A. and Howell, L.L., “An XZ Micropositioning Mechanism (XZMM) with Out-of-plane Translation,” Proceedings of the 29th Design Automation Conference, at the 2003 ASME Design Technical Conference, Chicago, Illinois, DETC2003/DAC-48829.

·         Matthew Strong, Spencer Magleby and Alan Parkinson, “A Classification Method to Compare Modular Product Concepts,” Proceedings of the 29th ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Theory and Methodology Division, Chicago, Illinois, September 2003, DETC2003/DTM-48661.

·         B. D. Jensen, K. Saitou, J. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Impact of skin effect on thermal behavior of RF MEMS switches,” in Proc. 6th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Paper No. TED-AJ03-420, March 2003.

·         B. D. Jensen, Z. Wang, K. Saitou, J. L. Volakis, and K. Kurabayashi, “Simultaneous electrical and thermal modeling of a contact-type RF MEMS switch,” in Microelectromechanical Systems. 2003 ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2003, paper IMECE2003- 41422.

·         B. D. Jensen, Z. Wang, L. Chow, K. Saitou, K. Kurabayashi, and J. L. Volakis, “Integrated electrothermal modeling of RF MEMS switches for improved power handling capability,” in IEEE Topical Conf. Wireless Communication Tech., Oct. 2003, pp. 10–11.

·         Z. Wang, B. D. Jensen, J. L. Volakis, K. Saitou, and K. Kurabayashi, “Analysis of RF-MEMS switches using finite element-boundary integration with moment method,” in 2003 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, vol. 2, 2003, pp. 173–176.

2002

·         Lott, C.D., McLain, T.W., Harb, J.N., and Howell, L.L., “Modeling the Thermal Behavior of a Surface-micromachined Linear-displacement Thermomechanical Microactuator,” Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, Vo1. 101, Nos. 1-2, pp. 239-250, 2002.

·         Baker, M.S. and Howell, L.L., “On-Chip Actuation of an In-Plane Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Trans. IEEE and ASME, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 566-573, 2002.

·         Roach, G.M. and Howell, L.L., “Evaluation and Comparison of Alternative Compliant Overrunning Clutch Designs,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 124, No. 3, pp. 485-491, 2002.

·         Gomm, T., Howell, L.L., and Selfridge, R.H., “In-Plane Linear-Displacement Bistable Microrelay,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Institute of Physics, Vol. 12, pp. 257-264, 2002.

·         Jensen, B.D. and Howell, L.L., “The Modeling of Cross-Axis Flexural Pivots,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 461-476, 2002.

·         Wittwer, J.W., Gomm, T., and Howell, L.L., “Surface Micromachined Force Gauges: Uncertainty and Reliability,” Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Institute of Physics, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 13-20, 2002.

·         Harb, J.N., LaFollette, R.M., Selfridge, R.H., and Howell, L.L., “Microbatteries for Self-Sustained Hybrid Micropower Supplies,” Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 104, No. 1, pp. 46-51, 2002.

·         Wittwer, J.W and Howell, L.L., “Design of a Functionally Binary Pinned-Pinned Segment for Use as a Tension-Compression Spring in Compliant Micro Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium, at the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, IMECE2002-33982.

·         Christensen, M.T., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., Todd, R.H., and Mortensen, C., “A New Self-Adjusting CVT Configuration Using Compliant Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Symposium, at the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2002-34000.

·         Kemeny, D.C., Howell, L.L., Fort, S., Bromley, S., and Masters, N., “Strain at Fracture Data for Use in Polysilicon Microsystem Design,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2002/MECH-34292.

·         Weight, B.L., Howell, L.L., Lyon, S.M., and Wait, S., “Two-Position Micro Latching Mechanism Requiring a Single Actuator,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2002/MECH-34291.

·         Kemeny, D.C., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Using Compliant Mechanisms to Improve Manufacturability in MEMS,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Design for Manufacturability Conference, DETC2002/DFM-34178.

·         Weight, B.L., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “Selection of Compliant Constant-Force Mechanisms Based on Stress and Force Criteria,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2002/MECH-34206.

·         Masters, N.D. and Howell, L.L., “A Three Degree of Freedom Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for the Design of a Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2002/MECH-34202.

·         Lyon, S.M. and Howell, L.L., “A Simplified Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Fixed-Fixed Flexible Segments,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, DETC2002/MECH-34203.

·         Kyle Ellsworth, Spencer Magleby and Robert Todd, “A Study of the Effects of Culture on Refrigerator Design: Towards Design for Culture,” Proceedings of the 28th ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Engineering Design Culture Division, Montreal, Canada September 2002, DETC2002/EDC-34383.

·         Wittwer, J.W., Howell, L.L., Wait, S.M., and Cherry, M., “Predicting the Performance of a Bistable Micro Mechanism Using Design-Stage Uncertainty Analysis,” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2002-33262.

·         Cannon, B., Magleby, S.P., Howell, L.L., Jiang, G., Niederhauser, T.L., and Linford, M.R., “Influence of Scribe Speed and Force on Chemomechanical Nanofunctionalized Features,” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2002-33554.

·         Masters, N. and Howell, L.L., “Modeling of a Self-Retracting Fully-Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Technical Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, MSM 2002.

2001

·         Nielson, A.J. and Howell, L.L., “An Investigation of Compliant Micro-Half-Pantographs Using the Pseudo Rigid Body Model,” Mechanics of Structures and Machines, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 317-330, 2001.

·         Edwards, B.T., Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., “A Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Initially-Curved Pinned-Pinned Segments Used in Compliant Mechanisms,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp. 464-468, 2001.

·         Parise, J.J., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Ortho-Planar Linear-Motion Springs,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 36, Nos. 11-12, pp. 1281-1300, 2001.

·         B. D. Jensen, M. P. de Boer, N. D. Masters, F. Bitsie, and D. A. LaVan, “Interferometry ofactuated microcantilevers to determine material properties and test structure nonidealities in MEMS,” J. Microelectromech. Syst., Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 336–346, Sept. 2001.

·         Herring, A., Magleby, S., Howell, L., and Todd, R., “High Production Manufacturing Considerations for Metallic Compliant Mechanisms With Long Thin Beams,” Proceedings of Design for Manufacturing Conference, at the 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, DETC2001/DFM-21184.

·         Crane, N.B., Weight, B.L., and Howell, L.L., “Investigation of Compliant Centrifugal Clutch Designs,” Proceedings of the 27th Design Automation Conference, at the 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, DETC2001/DAC-21071.

·         Larsen, J.B., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., “An Engineering Approach for Matching Technology to Product Applications,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Glasgow, Scotland, August 2001, ICED01-C586/643, pp. 521-528.

·         Chris Mattson and Spencer Magleby, “The Influence of Product Modularity During Concept Selection of Consumer Products,” Proceedings of the 27th ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Theory and Methodology Division, Pittsburg, PA, September 2001.

·         M. Parkinson, B. D. Jensen, and K. Kurabayashi, “Design of compliant force and displacement amplification micro-mechanisms,” in Proc. ASME 2001 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 2001, paper DETC2001/DAC-21089.

·         B. D. Jensen, S. Mutlu, S. Miller, K. Kurabayashi, and J. J. Allen, “Design and simulation of shaped comb fingers for compensation of mechanical restoring force in tunable resonators,” in Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). 2001 ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2001, paper IMECE2001/MEMS-23826.

·         Howell, L.L., Compliant Mechanisms, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2001.

·         Chinese Translation of Compliant Mechanisms published (under agreement with Wiley), by Higher Education Press, an official publisher of the State Education Department of China. Translator: Professor Yue-Qing Yu.

·         N. D. Masters, M. P. de Boer, B. D. Jensen, M. S. Baker, and D. Koester, “Side-by-side comparison of passive MEMS residual strain test structures under residual compression,” in Mechanical Properties of Structural Films, ASTM STP 1413, S. B. Brown and C. L. Muhlstein, Eds. American Society for Testing and Materials, 2001.

·         Jensen, B.D., Parkinson, M.B., Kurabayashi, K., Howell, L.L., and Baker, M.S., “Design Optimization of a Fully-Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanism,” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 2001, IMECE2001/MEMS-23852.

·         Wittwer, J.W., Howell, L.L., and Chase, K.W., “Modeling the Effects of Joint Clearances in Planar Micromechanisms,” Technical Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, MSM 2001, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, March 2001, pp. 374-377.

·         Lott, C.D., McLain, T.W., Harb, J.N., and Howell, L.L., “Thermal Modeling of Surface-micromachined Linear Thermomechanical Actuator,” Technical Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, MSM 2001, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, March 2001, p. 370-373.

2000

·         Midha, A., Howell, L.L., and Norton, T.W., “Limit Positions of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 35, No.1, pp. 99-115, 2000.

·         Parise, J.J., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Ortho-Planar Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, at the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, DETC2000/MECH-14193.

·         Mortensen, C.R., Weight, B.L., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., “Compliant Mechanism Prototyping,” Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, at the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, DETC2000/MECH-14204.

·         Baker, M.S., Lyon, S.M., and Howell, L.L., “A Linear Displacement Bistable Micromechanism,” Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, at the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, DETC2000/MECH-14117.

·         Berglund, M., Magleby, S., and Howell, L.L., “Design Rules for Selecting and Designing Compliant Mechanisms for Rigid-Body Replacement Synthesis,” Proceedings of the 26th Design Automation Conference, at the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, DETC2000/DAC-14225.

·         Crane, N.B., Howell, L.L., and Weight, B.L., “Design and Testing of a Compliant Floating-Opposing-Arm (FOA) Centrifugal Clutch,” Proceedings of 8th International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference, at the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, DETC2000/PTG-14451.

·         Lyon, S.M., Howell, L.L., and Roach, G.M., “Modeling Flexible Segments with Force and Moment End Loads via the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model,” Proceedings of the ASME Dynamics and Control Division - 2000, at the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 5-10, DSC-Vol. 69-2, pp. 883-890.

·         Parkinson, M.B., Roach, G.M., and Howell, L.L., “Predicting the Large-Deflection Path of Tapered Cantilever Beams,” Recent Advances in Solids and Structures - 2000, 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November 5-10, PVP-Vol. 415, pp. 195-200.

·         Enrique Cahua, William Giauque, Spencer Magleby, Carl Sorensen and Robert Todd, “Suppliers to Multinationals: Opportunities for Increasing Manufacturing Capabilities in Less-Developed Countries,” Integrating Design Education Beyond 2000, Proceedings of the 22nd SEED Annual Design Conference, September 2000, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, ISBN 1 86058 265 6, pp. 201-207.

·         Spencer Magleby, Greg Roach and Carl Sorensen,” A Proposed Framework for Research in Forming Successful Engineering Design Teams,” Proceedings of the 26th ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Design Theory and Methodology Division, Baltimore, MD, September, 2000, DETC2000/DTM-14557.

·         Alan Dutson, Robert Todd, Spencer Magleby and Brent Barnett, “Linking Engineers with the Voice of the Customer,” Proceedings, Advances in Concurrent Engineering-CE2000, Seventh ISPE International Conference on Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, July 2000, pp. 68-75.

·         M. Parkinson, B. D. Jensen, and G. M. Roach, “Optimization-based design of a fully-compliant bistable micromechanism,” in Proc. ASME 2000 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 2000, paper DETC2000/MECH-14119.

·         M. S. Rodgers, S. Kota, J. Hetrick, Z. Li, B. D. Jensen, T.W. Krygowski, S. Miller, S. M. Barnes, and M. S. Burg, “A new class of high-force, low-voltage compliant actuation systems,” in Hilton Head Workshop 2000, 2000.

·         Adams, B.L., Henrie, B.L., Howell, L.L., and Balling, R.J., “Structure-Properties Relations: EBSD-Based Material Sensitive Design,” Chapter 15, Electron Backscatter Diffraction in Materials Science, Editors: A.J. Schwartz, M. Kumar, and B.L. Adams, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 171-180, 2000.

1999

·         Bromley, S.C., Howell, L.L., and Jensen, B.D., “Determination of Maximum Allowable Strain for Polysilicon Micro-Devices,” Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 27-41, 1999.

·         Lyon, S.M., Erickson, P.A., Evans, M.S., and Howell, L.L., “Prediction of the First Modal Frequency of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 121, No. 2, pp. 309-313, 1999.

·         Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Salmon, L.G., “Design of Two-Link, In-Plane, Bistable Compliant Micro-Mechanisms,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 416-423, 1999.

·         M. S. Rodgers, J. J. Allen, B. D. Jensen, S. L. Miller, and K. S. Meeks, “Microelectromechanical high-density energy storage/rapid release system,” in Proc. 1999 Micromachined Devices and Components V. Santa Clara, CA: SPIE Vol. 3876, Sept. 1999, pp. 212–222.

·         M. P. de Boer, B. D. Jensen, and F. Bitsie, “A small area in-situ MEMS test structure to measure fracture strength by electrostatic probing,” in Proc. 1999 Materials Device Characterizatoin in Micromachining II. Santa Clara, CA: SPIE Vol. 3875, Sept. 1999, pp. 97–103.

·         B. D. Jensen, F. Bitsie, and M. P. de Boer, “Interferometric measurement for improved understanding of boundary effects in micromachined beams,” in Proc. 1999 Materials Device Characterization in Micromachining II. Santa Clara, CA: SPIE Vol. 3875, Sept. 1999, pp. 61–72.

·         B. D. Jensen, M. P. de Boer, and S. L. Miller, “IMaP: Interferometry for material properties in MEMS,” in Tech. Proc. Second Int. Conf. Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 1999, pp. 206–209.

·         Edwards, B.T., Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., “A Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Functionally Binary Pinned-Pinned Segments Used in Compliant Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the 25th Design Automation Conference, at the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Las Vegas, Nevada