@article{Johnson1995,
	abstract = {A simple approximate theory is developed for the electrostatic
	forces operating in a micromechanical comb actuator. The comb drive is
	considered both without (for simplicity) and with an underlying ground
	plane. The forces are partitioned into local forces (electric fields
	confined to the cross-sections of the individual comb fingers) and
	global force corrections (electric fields resulting from effective
	equipotential sheets representing the engaged and unengaged comb finger
	regions). The local forces are obtained by applying the principle of
	virtual work (both engaged and unengaged regions are involved when a
	ground plane is present beneath the comb fingers). The global forces are
	obtained from the force between magnetic current filaments introduced to
	model the electric-potential discontinuities in the effective
	equipotential sheets of the engaged and unengaged finger regions.
	Conformal mapping, in addition to a static mode decay approximation, is
	used to obtain simple and accurate formulas for the local charge per
	unit length (local forces) and, when a ground plane is present, for the
	effective sheet potentials (magnetic currents and global forces). The
	forces in the separated case (which are also global in nature) are also
	obtained by the principle of virtual work. The results of the paper show
	that the attractive local forces are independent of engagement distance
	and the smaller repulsive global forces are inversely proportional to
	engagement distance. The attractive separated forces are inversely
	proportional to the separation distance without the ground plane and
	inversely proportional to the square of the separation distance with the
	ground plane},
	author = {Johnson, William A. and Warne, Larry K.},
	doi = {10.1109/84.365370},
	issn = {10577157},
	journal = {Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems},
	number = {1},
	pages = {49--59},
	title = {{Electrophysics of micromechanical comb actuators}},
	volume = {4},
	year = {1995}
	}
	@book{Lieberman2005,
	abstract = {Chemically reactive plasma discharges are widely used to modify the surface prop- erties of materials. Plasma processing technology is vitally important to several of the largest manufacturing industries in the world. Plasma-based surface processes are indispensable for manufacturing the very large scale integrated circuits (ICs) used by the electronics industry. Such processes are also critical for the aerospace, automotive, steel, biomedical, and toxic waste management industries. Materials and surface structures can be fabricated that are not attainable by any other commer- cial method, and the surface properties of materials can be modified in unique ways. For example, 0.2-mm-wide, 4-mm-deep trenches can be etched into silicon films or substrates (Fig. 1.1). A human hair is 50–100 mm in diameter, so hundreds of these trenches would fit endwise within a human hair. Unique materials such as diamond films and amorphous silicon for solar cells have also been produced, and plasma- based hardening of surgically implanted hip joints and machine tools have extended their working lifetimes manyfold},
	author = {Lieberman, Michael A. and Lichtenberg, Allan J.},
	booktitle = {Principles of Plasma Discharges and Materials Processing: Second Edition},
	doi = {10.1002/0471724254},
	isbn = {0471720011},
	issn = {0947-5117},
	pages = {1--757},
	title = {{Principles of Plasma Discharges and Materials Processing: Second Edition}},
	year = {2005}
	}
	@article{Pancotti2012,
	abstract = {With the progression of high-power electric propulsion and high thrust-to-power propulsions system, thrust stand diagnostics require high-fidelity calibration systems that are accurate over a large-range of thrust levels. Multi-mode and variable I(sp) propulsion devices also require that a single stand be capable of measuring thrust from 10's of uNs to 100's of mNs. While the torsional thrust stand mechanic and diagnostics are capable of operating over such a large range, current pulsed calibration schemes are typically limited to a few orders of magnitude of dynamic range. In order to develop a stand with enough dynamic range, two separate calibration methods have been examined and compared to create a combined system. Electrostatic fin (ESF) and piezoelectric impact hammer (PIH) calibration systems were simultaneously tested on a large scale torsional thrust stand system. The use of the these two methods allowed the stand to be calibrated over four orders of magnitude, from 0.01 mNs to 750 mNs. The ESF system produced linear results within 0.52\% from 0.01 mNs to 20 mNs, while the PIH system extended this calibration range from 10 mNs to 750 mNs with an error of 0.99\%. The two calibration methods agreed within 4.51\% over their overlapping range of 10-20 mNs.},
	author = {Pancotti, Anthony P. and Gilpin, Matthew and Hilario, Martin S.},
	doi = {10.1063/1.3690385},
	file = {:C$\backslash$:/Users/EaST User/AppData/Local/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Pancotti, Gilpin, Hilario - 2012 - Comparison of electrostatic fins with piezoelectric impact hammer techniques to extend impulse calibr.pdf:pdf},
	isbn = {0034-6748},
	issn = {00346748},
	journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
	number = {3},
	pmid = {22462962},
	title = {{Comparison of electrostatic fins with piezoelectric impact hammer techniques to extend impulse calibration range of a torsional thrust stand}},
	volume = {83},
	year = {2012}
	}
	@article{Selden2003,
	author = {Selden, Nathaniel P. and Ketsdever, Andrew D.},
	doi = {10.1063/1.1623628},
	file = {:C$\backslash$:/Users/EaST User/AppData/Local/Mendeley Ltd./Mendeley Desktop/Downloaded/Selden, Ketsdever - 2003 - Comparison of force balance calibration techniques for the nano-Newton range.pdf:pdf},
	issn = {00346748},
	journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
	number = {12},
	pages = {5249--5254},
	title = {{Comparison of force balance calibration techniques for the nano-Newton range}},
	volume = {74},
	year = {2003}
	}
	@article{Tang2011,
	abstract = {A thrust stand for accurately measuring impulse bits, which ranged from 10-1000 $\mu$N s using a noncontact electromagnetic calibration technique is described. In particular, a permanent magnet structure was designed to produce a uniform magnetic field, and a multiturn coil was made to produce a calibration force less than 10 mN. The electromagnetic calibration force for pulsed thrust measurements was linear to the coil current and changed less than 2.5\% when the distance between the coil and magnet changed 6 mm. A pulsed plasma thruster was first tested on the thrust stand, and afterward five single impulse bits were measured to give a 310 $\mu$N s average impulse bit. Uncertainty of the measured impulse bit was analyzed to evaluate the quality of the measurement and was found to be 10 $\mu$N s with 95\% credibility.},
	author = {Tang, Haibin and Shi, Chenbo and Zhang, Xinai and Zhang, Zun and Cheng, Jiao},
	doi = {10.1063/1.3567803},
	issn = {00346748},
	journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
	number = {3},
	pmid = {21456799},
	title = {{Pulsed thrust measurements using electromagnetic calibration techniques}},
	volume = {82},
	year = {2011}
	}
	@article{Yan2009,
	author = {Yan, Allen H and Appel, Bradley C and Gedrimas, Jacob G and Lafayette, West},
	doi = {10.2514/6.2009-212},
	file = {:Z$\backslash$:/Researchers/Corbin/Ph.D/Papers/Calibration-Electrostatic Fin/MilliNewton Thrust Stand Calibration Using Electrostatic Fins.pdf:pdf},
	isbn = {978-1-60086-973-0},
	journal = {47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition},
	number = {January},
	pages = {AIAA 2009--212},
	title = {{M illiNewton Thrust Stand Calibration Using Electrostatic Fins}},
	year = {2009}
	}
	@Book{Walker2008,
	author = {Walker, Jearl and Halliday, David and Resnick, Robert},
	title = {Fundamentals of Physics},
	publisher = {John Wiley and Sons, Inc.},
	year = {2008},
	edition = {8}
	}

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	title = {Introduction to Magnetic Fields},
	year = {2004},
	publisher = {Creative Commons}
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@Book{Kreith2011,
	author = {Kreith, Frank and Manglik, Raj M. and Bohn, Mark S.},
	ALTeditor = {•},
	title = {Principles of Heat Transfer},
	publisher = {Cengage Learning},
	year = {2011},
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	edition = {7},
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@Manual{AWG,
	title = {American Wire Gauge table},
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	organization = {Engineers Edge},
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	OPTmonth = {•},
	year = {2015},
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@TechReport{WireConductor,
	title = {Wiring Conductor Ampacity to Temperature Rating},
	institution = {Schneider Electronic},
	year = {2001},
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