Force-deflection behavior of piezoelectric C-block actuator arrays

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 531-543

  Moskalik, Andrew J ^a   Brei, Diann ^b  

^a US EPA Natl Vehicle Fuel E   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FORCE MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

C-BLOCK ACTUATOR ARRAYS; FORCE DEFLECTION BEHAVIOR; PIEZOELECTRIC STRAIN;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0033355505     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/8/5/302     Document Type: Article

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