A list of my publications

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Publication Topics:

Studies of MEMS Switch Contacts
Jensen, B.D., Huang, K., Chow, L.-W., and Kurabayashi, K., “Adhesion effects on contact opening dynamics in micromachined switches,” J. Applied Physics, vol. 97, 103535, 2005. (676 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Huang, K., Chow, L.-W., and Kurabayashi, K., “Low-Force Contact Heating and Softening using Micromechanical Switches in Diffusive-Ballistic Electron Transport Transition,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 86, 023507, 2005. (184 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Chow, L.-W., Volakis, J.L., and Kurabayashi, K., “Adhesion Effects on Contact Opening Time in MEMS Switches,” in Proc. ASME/STLE Int. Joint Tribology Conference, Paper No. TRIB2004-64350, 2004.

Jensen, B., Huang, K., Chow, L., Saitou, K, Volakis, J, and Kurabayashi, K., “Asperity Heating for Repair of Metal Contact RF MEMS Switches,” in IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2004, Paper No. THIF-28. (588 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Chow, L., Webbink, R.F., Saitou, K., Volakis, J.L., and Kurabayashi, K., “Force Dependence of RF MEMS Switch Contact Heating,” in IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Paper 111, Jan. 2004. (1.4 MB)

Multi-Domain Modeling of RF-MEMS
Wang, Z., Jensen, B., Chow, L., Volakis, J., Saitou, K., and Kurabayashi, K., “Effects of Dimple Geometry on RF MEMS Switch Heating,” in ANTEM 2004/URSI Conference, July 2004.

Wang, Z., Jensen, B., Volakis, J., Saitou, K., and Kurabayashi, K., “A Preconditioner for Hybrid Matrices Arising in RF MEMS Switch Analysis,” in 2004 IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society International Symposium, Vol. 3, pp. 2847-2850, June2004. (284 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Saitou, K., Volakis, J.L., and Kurabayashi, K., “Fully Integrated Electrothermal Multi-Domain Modeling of RF MEMS Switches,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, Vol. 13, No. 9, pp. 364-366, Sept. 2003. (268 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Wang, Z., Saitou, K., Volakis, J.L., and Kurabayashi, K., “Simultaneous Electrical and Thermal Modeling of a Contact-Type RF MEMS Switch,” in Microelectromechanical Systems, 2003 ASME Int. Mechanical Eng. Congress and Exposition, Paper IMECE2003-41422. (328 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Wang, Z., Chow, L., Saitou, K., Kurabayashi, K., and Volakis, J.L., “Integrated electrothermal modeling of RF MEMS switches for improved power handling capability,” in IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Communication Technology, pp. 10-11, Oct. 2003. (240 KB)

Wang, Z., Jensen, B.D., Volakis, J.L., Saitou, K., and Kurabayashi, K., “Analysis of RF-MEMS Switches Using Finite Element-Boundary Integration with Moment Method,” in 2003 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Vol, 2, pp. 173-176, June 2003. (144 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Saitou, K., Volakis, J.L., and Kurabayashi, K., “Impact of Skin Effect on Thermal Behavior of RF MEMS Switches,” in Proc. 6th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, paper TED-AJ03-420, March16-20, 2003.

Material Properties of MEMS Materials
Jensen, B, de Boer, M.P., Masters, N.D, Bitsie, F., and LaVan, D.A., “Interferometry of actuated cantilevers to determine material properties and test structure non-idealities in MEMS,” Journal of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp.336-346, 2001. (285 KB)

Masters, N.D., de Boer, M.P., Jensen, B.D., Baker, M.S. and Koester, D., “Side-by-side comparison of passive MEMS residual strain test structures under residual compression” Mechanical Properties of Structural Films, STP No. 1413 (S. B. Brown and C. L. Muhlstein), Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 2000. (3.0 MB)

de Boer, M.P., Jensen, B.D., and Bitsie, F., “A small area in-situ MEMS test structure to measure fracture strength by electrostatic probing”, Proceedings of the 1999 Materials and Device Characterization in Micromachining II, SPIE Vol. 3875, Santa Clara, CA, Sept. 20-22, 1999, pp. 97-103, 1999. (209 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Bitsie, F., and de Boer, M.P., “Interferometric measurement for improved understanding of boundary effects in micromachined beams”, Proceedings of the 1999 Materials and Device Characterization in Micromachining II, SPIE Vol. 3875, Santa Clara, CA, Sept. 20-22, 1999, pp. 61-72, 1999. (746 KB)

Jensen, B.D., de Boer, M.P., and Miller, S.L., “IMaP: Interferometry for Material Properties in MEMS,” Technical Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 19-21, 1999, pp. 206-209, 1999. (229 KB)

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. (607 KB)

Novel MEMS Design
Jensen, B.D., Mutlu, S., Miller, S., Kurabayashi, K., and Allen, J.J., “Shaped Comb Fingers for Tailored Electro-Mechanical Restoring Force,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 373-383, June 2003. (764 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Mutlu, S., Miller, S.L., Kurabayashi, K., and Allen, J.J., “Design and Simulation of Shaped Comb Fingers for Compensation of Mechanical Restoring Force in Tunable Resonators,” Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2001/MEMS-23826, 2001. (223 KB)

Parkinson, M., Jensen, B.D., and Kurabayashi, K, “Design of Compliant Force and Displacement Amplification Micro-Mechanisms,” Proceedings of the ASME 2001 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2001/DAC-21089, 2001. (140 KB)

Rodgers, M.S., Kota, S., Hetrick, J., Li, Z., Jensen, B.D., Krygowski, T.W., Miller, S.L., Barnes, S.M., Burg, M.S., “A New Class of High Force, Low-Voltage Compliant Actuation Systems,” Hilton Head Workshop 2000, 2000. (287 KB)

Rodgers, M.S., Allen, J.J., Jensen, B.D., Miller, S.L., Meeks, K.S., “Microelectromechanical High-Density Energy Storage/Rapid Release System”, Proceedings of the 1999 Micromachined Devices and Components V, SPIE Vol. 3876, Santa Clara, CA, Sept. 1999, pp. 212-222, 1999. (3.49 MB)

Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., Gunyan, D.B., and Salmon, L.G., "The Design and Analysis of Compliant MEMS Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model," Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 1997, presented at the 1997 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 16-21, 1997, Dallas, Texas, DSC-Vol. 62, pp. 119-126, 1997.

Compliant Bistable Micromechanisms
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), 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2001/MEMS-23852, 2001. (152 KB)

Parkinson, M.B., Jensen, B.D., and Roach, G.M., “Optimization-Based Design of a Fully-Compliant Bistable Micromechanism,” Proceedings of the ASME 2000 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14119, 2000. (136 KB)

Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Salmon, L.G., “Design of Two-Link, In-Plane, Bistable Compliant Micro-Mechanisms,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 121, No. 3, pp. 416-423, 1999. (8.37 MB)

Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Salmon, L.G., "Introduction of Two-Link, In-Plane Bistable Compliant MEMS," Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5837, 1998. (433 KB)

Compliant Bistable Mechanisms
Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., “Bistable Configurations of Compliant Mechanisms Modeled Using Four Links and Translational Joints,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 126, No. 4, pp. 657-666, 2004. (168 KB)

Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., “Identification of Compliant Pseudo-Rigid-Body Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior,” Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 125, No. 4, pp. 701-708, 2003. (128 KB)

Jensen, B.D. and Howell, L.L., “Identification of Compliant Pseudo-Rigid-Body Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior,” Proceedings of the ASME 2000 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14147, 2000. (142 KB)

Opdahl, P.G., Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., "An Investigation Into Compliant Bistable Mechanisms," Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5914, 1998. (180 KB)

Jensen, B.D., “Identification of Macro- and Micro-Compliant Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior,” M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, 1998. (10.5 MB)

Compliant Mechanism Modeling
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. (1.35 MB)

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, Vol. 123, No. 3, pp. 464-468, 2001. (271 KB)

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 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC99/DAC-8644, 1999. (249 KB)