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Chapter 7
Engineering applications
7.1 INTRODUCTION
Several practical engineering problems relating to microelectromechani-
cal systems (MEMS) and marine devices are simulated in this chapter.
First, the xed–xed and cantilever microswitches are studied for their
pull-in instability voltage under the inuence of electrostatic force by
meshless vPIM. Second, microoptoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS)
devices are also simulated by meshless vPIM. Third, microtweezers are
analyzed by the LoKriging method and the meshless Hermite-cloud
method is applied to simulate nonlinear uid-structure analysis of near-
bed submarine pipelines under current. ...