Experimental study of electric suspension for microbearings

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 23-30

  Kumar, Suresh ^a   Cho, Dan ^a   Carr, William N ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MOTORS - BEARINGS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES - MICROELECTROMECHANICAL;

ELECTRIC SUSPENSION; MICROBEARINGS; MICROMOTORS;

BEARINGS;

EID: 0026835740     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: 19410158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/84.128052     Document Type: Article

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