Electrically-latched compliant jum** mechanism based on a dielectric elastomer actuator

M Duduta, FCJ Berlinger, R Nagpal… - Smart Materials and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Jum** mechanisms are useful in robotics for locomotion in unstructured environments, or
for self-righting abilities. However, most rigid robots rely on impact with the ground to jump …

Modeling the composite hardness of multilayer coated systems

ES Puchi-Cabrera, MH Staia, A Iost - Thin Solid Films, 2015 - Elsevier
The change in the composite hardness with penetration depth derived from nanoindentation
tests conducted on coated systems, which involve the deposition of multilayer coatings, in …

Micromechanics of substrate-supported thin films

W He, M Han, S Wang, LA Li, X Xue - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2018 - Springer
The mechanical properties of metallic thin films deposited on a substrate play a crucial role
in the performance of micro/nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and flexible …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated methodology to estimate the effective elastic parameters of amorphous TiO2 nanostructured films, combining SEM images, finite element …

N Cefis, R Fedele, MG Beghi - Mechanics Research Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel experimental-numerical methodology is outlined, which aims at
estimating the homogenized elastic properties of thin nanostructured coatings, utilized in a …

A description of the composite elastic modulus of multilayer coated systems

ES Puchi-Cabrera, MH Staia, A Iost - Thin Solid Films, 2015 - Elsevier
The evaluation of the elastic response of coated systems under indentation loading
represents a crucial issue, which determines the behavior of such systems under tribological …

On the determination of Young's modulus of thin films with impulse excitation technique

MF Slim, A Alhussein, A Billard, F Sanchette… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this paper is to propose a critical assessment of Young's modulus
determination of coated materials using Impulse Excitation Technique (IET). In this …

Multilayered models for determining the Young's modulus of thin films by means of Impulse Excitation Technique

E Zgheib, A Alhussein, MF Slim, K Khalil… - Mechanics of materials, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents a methodology to determine the Young's modulus of an individual
coating in a multilayered system by means of the Impulse Excitation Technique (IET). In this …

Poisson's ratio determination of Au nanofilms by piezoresistive measurements

AI Oliva, GG Comparán-Rodriguez, V Sosa… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
A methodology for determining the Poisson's ratio (ν) of Au films with nanometric
thicknesses is proposed. Au films with thicknesses of 10, 20, and 40 nm were thermally …

An enhanced formulation to determine Young's and shear moduli of thin films by means of Impulse Excitation Technique

MF Slim, A Alhussein, F Sanchette, B Guelorget… - Thin Solid Films, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents an enhanced approach to determine the Young's and shear moduli and
Poisson's ratio of coatings by means of the Impulse Excitation Technique. The proposed …

The mechanical performance of optically tuned ceramic nanomultilayers

DE White, CD Appleget, E Rossi, M Sebastiani… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Multifunctional optical nanomultilayers (NMs) are needed for a wide array of applications,
ranging from optical windows to electronic screens. Since the individual material …