Design and performance of an electrostrictive-polymer-fllm acoustic actuator

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 297-311

  Heydt, R ^a   Kornbluh, R ^a   Pelrine, R ^a   Mason, V ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; ACTUATORS; GRAPHITE ELECTRODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FILMS; RUBBER; SILICONES;

ELECTROSTRICTIVE-POLYMER-FILM ACOUSTIC ACTUATORS;

ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032137526     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1998.1642     Document Type: Article

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