Links and References
This work was done as a PhD project in the Micro Structures and Sensors Lab, headed by T. Kenny at Stanford University. http://micromachine.stanford.edu/smssl/
The bulk of what I know about topology optimization, comes from a great textbook by M.P Bendsoe and O. Sigmund:
Topology Optimization. Theory, Methods, and Applications, M.P Bendsoe, O. Sigmund, 2003
They have a great website at http://www.topopt.dtu.dk
The RF MEMS design project was done in collaboration with G.M. Rebeiz and O. Sigmund. Much of what I learned about RF MEMS switches comes from discussions with G.M. Rebeiz, and from his textbook:RF MEMS: theory, design, and technology, G.M. Rebeiz, 2003
The implementation of our code was made much much simpler with the help of finite element textbooks listed below, an optimization routine borrowed from K. Svanberg (MMA).
Concepts and applications of finite element analysis, RD Cook, 2001
Advanced topics in finite element analysis of structures , M.A. Bhatti, 2006
This work has generously been supported by the National Science Foundation, through the graduate research fellowship program (GRFP).