Energy-based comparison of solid-state induced-strain actuators

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-14

  Giurgiutiu, Victor ^a   Rogers, Craig A ^a   Chaudhry, Zaffir ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTRICTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETOSTRICTIVE DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SOLID STATE DEVICES; STRAIN;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROSTRICTIVE DEVICES; MECHANICAL ENERGY; OUTPUT ENERGY DENSITY CRITERIA; SOLID STATE INDUCED STRAIN ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0029754146     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9600700101     Document Type: Article

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