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Publications

Bennett, D.M., Harb, J.N., Selfridge, R.H., and Humble, P.H., "Hybrid Power Systems for Autonomous MEMS," Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 4334, (2001), p. 354.

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.

Humble, P.H., Harb, J.N., and LaFollette, R.M., "Microscopic Nickel-Zinc Batteries for Use in Autonomous Microsystems ", The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 148, (2001), p. A1357.

Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., "Identification of Compliant Pseudo-Rigid-Body Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior," accepted for publication in Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, and published in Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Baltimore, Maryland,DETC2000/MECH-14147.

Jensen, B.D., Parkinson, M.B., Kurabayashi, K., Howell, L.L., and Baker, M.S., "Design Optimization of a Fully-Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanism," accepted for publication, Microelctromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November, 2001.

LaFollette, R.M., Harb, J.N. and Humble, P.N. "Microfabricated Secondary Batteries for Remote, Autonomous, Electronic Devices", Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, p. 349, 2001.

Lott, C.D., McLain, T.W., Harb, J.N., Howell, L.L., 2001, “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.

Wittwer, J.W., Gomm, T., Howell, L.L., "Surface Micromachined Force Gauges:Uncertainty and Reliability," submitted to Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Institute of Physics.

Patents

"Bistable Switch with Unitary Links and Joints," Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Roach, G.M., U.S. Patent No. 6,215,081, issued April 20, 2001, assigned to Brigham Young University.

"Thermomechanical In-Plane Microactuator (TIM)," Howell, L.L., and Lyon, S.M., assigned to BrighamYoungUniversity.

"Compliant Apparatus and Method," Jensen, B.D., Parkinson, M.B., Roach, G.M., Howell, L.L., assigned to BrighamYoungUniversity.

Theses

Baker, Michael, “On-Chip Actuation of Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanisms,” M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, April 2002.

Bennet, Daniel, "Control Circuits for Hybrid Micropower Supplies," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2001.

Gomm, Troy, "Development of In-Plane Compliant Bistable Microrelays," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2001.

Lott, Christian, "Elecrothermomechanical Modeling of a Surfacemicromachined Linera Displacement Microactuator," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2001.

Masters, Nathan, "A Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, December 2001.

Wittwer, Jonathan, "Predicting the Effects of Dimensional and Material Property Variations in Micro Compliant Mechanisms," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, December 2001.




	Publications Bennett, D.M., Harb, J.N., Selfridge, R.H., and Humble, P.H., "Hybrid Power Systems for Autonomous MEMS," Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 4334, (2001), p. 354. 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. Humble, P.H., Harb, J.N., and LaFollette, R.M., "Microscopic Nickel-Zinc Batteries for Use in Autonomous Microsystems ", The Journal of the Electrochemical Society, vol. 148, (2001), p. A1357. Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., "Identification of Compliant Pseudo-Rigid-Body Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior," accepted for publication in Journal of Mechanical Design, Trans. ASME, and published in Proceedings of the 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Baltimore, Maryland,DETC2000/MECH-14147. Jensen, B.D., Parkinson, M.B., Kurabayashi, K., Howell, L.L., and Baker, M.S., "Design Optimization of a Fully-Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanism," accepted for publication, Microelctromechanical Systems (MEMS), at the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November, 2001. LaFollette, R.M., Harb, J.N. and Humble, P.N. "Microfabricated Secondary Batteries for Remote, Autonomous, Electronic Devices", Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, p. 349, 2001. Lott, C.D., McLain, T.W., Harb, J.N., Howell, L.L., 2001, “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. Wittwer, J.W., Gomm, T., Howell, L.L., "Surface Micromachined Force Gauges:Uncertainty and Reliability," submitted to Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Institute of Physics. Patents "Bistable Switch with Unitary Links and Joints," Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Roach, G.M., U.S. Patent No. 6,215,081, issued April 20, 2001, assigned to Brigham Young University. "Thermomechanical In-Plane Microactuator (TIM)," Howell, L.L., and Lyon, S.M., assigned to BrighamYoungUniversity. "Compliant Apparatus and Method," Jensen, B.D., Parkinson, M.B., Roach, G.M., Howell, L.L., assigned to BrighamYoungUniversity. Theses Baker, Michael, “On-Chip Actuation of Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanisms,” M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, April 2002. Bennet, Daniel, "Control Circuits for Hybrid Micropower Supplies," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2001. Gomm, Troy, "Development of In-Plane Compliant Bistable Microrelays," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2001. Lott, Christian, "Elecrothermomechanical Modeling of a Surfacemicromachined Linera Displacement Microactuator," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, August 2001. Masters, Nathan, "A Self-Retracting Fully Compliant Bistable Micromechanism," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, December 2001. Wittwer, Jonathan, "Predicting the Effects of Dimensional and Material Property Variations in Micro Compliant Mechanisms," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, December 2001.
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