Micromachined thermally-driven gripper: a numerical and experimental study

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 616-622

  Du, H ^a   Su, C ^a   Lim, M K ^a   Jin, W L ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRON DEVICE TESTING; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE CONTROL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

MICROGRIPPERS; PIEZORESISTIVE SENSORS; THERMAL EXPANSION ACTUATOR;

GRIPPERS;

EID: 0033328416     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/8/5/312     Document Type: Article

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