Frictional study of micromotor bearings

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-241

  Beerschwinger, Ulrich ^a   Reuben, Robert L ^a   Yang, Shih Jung ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friction; Micromotor bearings

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); EQUIPMENT TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL TESTING; MOTORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROSTATIC CONTACT FORCES; FRICTION TORQUES; MICROMOTOR BEARINGS;

FRICTION;

EID: 0031336439     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80510-9     Document Type: Article

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