Submissions from 2024
Towards Self-Powered Load Imbalance Detection for Instrumented Knee Implants Using Quadrant Triboelectric Energy Harvesters, Mahmood Chahari, Hoesin Haghshenas, Emre Salman, Milutin Stanacevic, Ryan Willing, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Hybrid Triboelectric-piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Long-term Load Monitoring in Total Knee Replacements, Mahmood Chahari, Emre Salman, Ryan Willing, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Nonparametric identification of a MEMS resonator actuated by levitation forces, Mohammed Abdel Razzaq, Rodrigo T. Rocha, Yu Tian, Shahrzad Towfighian, Sami F. Masri, and Mohammad I. Younis
Submissions from 2023
Self-powered Triboelectric MEMS Accelerometer, Mohammad Alzgool, Yu Tian, Benyamin Davaji, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Event-driven MEMS vibration sensor: Integration of triboelectric nanogenerator and low-frequency switch, Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Alzgool, Benyamin Davaji, and Shahrzad Towfighian
High Signal-To-Noise Ratio Event-Driven MEMS Motion Sensing, Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Alzgool, Benyamin Davaji, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2022
Micro-Triboelectric Generator for Zero-Power Shock Detection, Mohammad Alzgool, Mohammad Mousavi, Benyamin Davaji, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Open-loop control of electrostatic levitation actuators to enhance the travel-range of optical switches, Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Alzgool, Daniel Lopez, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Employing Boundary Element Approach With Genetic Algorithm to Increase Travel Range of Repulsive Actuators, Yu Tian, Ronald N. Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2021
Numerical simulation of evaporation of ethanol - water mixture droplets on isothermal and heated subtrates, Behnam Bozorgmehr and Bruce Murray
A MEMS pressure sensor using electrostatic levitation, Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Alzgool, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Autonomous shock sensing using bi-stable triboelectric generators and MEMS electrostatic levitation actuators, Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Alzgool, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Electrostatic levitation: an elegant method to control MEMS switching operation, Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Alzgool, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2020
Experimental characterization of the electrostatic levitation force in MEMS transducers, Meysam Daeichin, Ronald Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Large-stroke capacitive MEMS accelerometer without pull-in, Meysam Daeichin, Ronald Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Lateral pull-in instability of electrostatic MEMS transducers employing repulsive force, Meysam Daeichin, Ronald Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Analysis of mechanical deformation e ect on the voltage generation of a vertical contact mode triboelectric generator, Nabid Aunjum Hossain, Mir Jalil Razavi, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Characterization of a packaged triboelectric harvester under simulated gait loading for total knee replacement, Nabid Aunjum Hossain, Geofrey George Yamomo, Ryan Willing, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Parametric study of a triboelectric transducer in total knee replacement application, Alwathiqbellah Ibrahim, Geofrey Yamomo, Ryan Willing, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Modeling and Characterization of A Pull-in Free MEMS Microphone, Mehmet Ozdogan, Shahrzad Towfighian, and Ronald Miles
Feasibility study of a MEMS threshold-pressure sensor based on parametric resonance: experimental and theoretical investigations, Mark Pallay, Meysam Daeichin, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Feasibility study of a micro-electro-mechanical-systems threshold-pressure sensor based on parametric resonance: experimental and theoretical investigations, Mark Pallay, Meysam Daeichin, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Towards a high bias voltage MEMS filter using electrostatic levitation, Mark Pallay, Ronald Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2019
Dynamic Response of a Tunable MEMS Accelerometer Based on Repulsive Force, Meysam Daeichin, Mehmet Ozdogan, Shahrzad Towfighian, and Ronald Miles
Dynamics of a Threshold Shock Sensor: Combining Bi-stability and Triboelectricity, Daniel S. Nelson, Alwathiqbellah Ibrahim, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Pairing electrostatic levitation with triboelectric transduction for high-performance self-powered MEMS sensors and actuators, Mark Pallay, Alwathiqbellah I. Ibrahim, Ronald N. Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
A tunable Electrostatic MEMS Pressure Switch, Mark Pallay, Ronald N. Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Merging parallel-plate and levitation actuators to enable linearity and tunability in electrostatic MEMS, Mark Pallay, Ronald N. Miles, and Shahrzad Towfighian
A Smart Knee Implant Using Triboelectric Energy Harvesters, Shahrzad Towfighian, Alwathiqbellah Ibrahim, Manav Jain, Emre Salman, and Ryan Willing
A parametric resonator with low threshold excitation for vibration energy harvesting, Shahrzad Towfighian and Wei Yang
Submissions from 2018
A parametric electrostatic resonator using repulsive force, Mark Pallay and Shahrzad Towfighian
A Reliable MEMS Switch Using Electrostatic Levitation, Mark Pallay and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2017
Parametric Resonance of a Repulsive Force MEMS Electrostatic Mirror, Mehmet Ozdogan, Meysam Daeichin, Abdallah H. Ramini, and Shahrzad Towfighian
A Hybrid Nonlinear Vibration Energy Harvester, Wei Yang and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2016
Magnetoelastic Beam with Extended Polymer For Low Frequency Vibration Energy Harvesting, Alwathiqbellah Ibrahim, Shahrzad Towfighian, Mohammad I. Younis, and Quang Su
Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior of a Bi-Axial Torsional MEMS Mirror with Sidewall Electrodes, Mehmet Ozdogan and Shahrzad Towfighian
Nonlinear vibration energy harvesting based on variable double well potential function, Wei Yang and Shahrzad Towfighian
Submissions from 2015
A Review of Locomotion Systems for Capsule Endoscopy, Lejie Liu,; Shahrzad Towfighian; and Amine Hila
A Cylindrical Triboelectric Energy Harvester for Capsule Endoscopes, Lejie Liu, Shahrzad Towfighian, and Zhanpeng Jin
Submissions from 2014
Simple Fall Criteria for MEMS Sensors: Data Analysis and Sensor Concept, Alwathiqbellah Ibrahim and Mohammad I. Younis
MEGA: An Energy Aware Algorithm for Self-Powered Wireless Sensor Networks in Sustainable Smart Infrastructure, Dong Qi, Yu Chen, and Shahrzad Towfighian
Jump and pull-in dynamics of an electrically actuated bistable MEMS device, Laura Ruzziconi, Stefano Lenci, and Mohammad I. Younis
Theoretical Prediction of Experimental Jump and Pull-In Dynamics in a MEMS Sensor, Laura Ruzziconi, Abdallah H. Ramini, Mohammad I. Younis, and Stefano Lenci
Submissions from 2013
Modeling the Structural-Thermal-Electrical Coupling in an Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Switch and Its Impact on the Switch Stability, Hassen M. Ouakad and Mohammad I. Younis
Submissions from 2012
Chemical vapor-deposited carbon nanofibers on carbon fabric for supercapacitor electrode applications, Yang Gao, Gaind P. Pandey, James Turner, Charles R. Westgate, and Bahgat Sammakia
Dynamics of a Close-Loop Controlled MEMS Resonator, Abdulrahman Seleim, Shahrzad Towfighian, Emmanuel Delande, Eihab Abdel-Rahman, and Glenn Heppler
The Effect of Time-Delay Feedback Controller on an Electrically Actuated Resonator, S. Shao, K. M. Masri, and Mohammad I. Younis
Low-Voltage Closed Loop MEMS Actuators, Shahrzad Towfighian, Glenn Heppler, and Eihab Abdel-Rahman
Submissions from 2011
A Large-Stroke Electrostatic Micro-Actuator, Shahrzad Towfighian, Abdulrahman Seleim, Eihab Abdel-Rahman, and Glenn Heppler