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Analytical approximation of the static configurations: the stable and unstable ones are, respectively, the solid and dashed line

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The total potential energy V(a)

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Schematic of the MEMS device

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Bifurcation diagram of the maximum static deflection vs(0.5) versus the axial load n, at VDC=1.2 V. Stable and unstable branches are, respectively, the solid and dashed lines.

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Bifurcation diagram of the maximum static deflection vs(0.5) versus the electrostatic voltage VDC, at n=60. Stable and unstable branches are, respectively, the solid and dashed lines.

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First mode shape around the upper (— —) and the lower (---) stable equilibrium and the unstable (------) equilibrium between the two wells

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(a) The total potential energy V(Y) and (b) the electric potential Ve(Y). The numerical evaluation is in gray dots and the analytical Padé approximation is the black line.

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Attractor-basins phase portrait at Ω = 12 and VAC=3.5 V

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Frequency response diagrams at VAC=14 V

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Figure Legend:
Frequency response diagram at VAC=3.5 V. Attractors A, B, and C are, respectively, the black, blue, and green line.