Precision position control of piezoelectric actuators using charge feedback

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1068-1073

  Main, John A ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^b   Newton, David V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Garman Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; POSITION CONTROL; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ACTUATOR DISPLACEMENT RANGE; ACTUATOR OUTPUT; CHARGE CONTROL; CHARGE FEEDBACK; LINEAR RELATIONSHIP; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0029370430     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21506     Document Type: Article

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