Design and testing of a mesoscale piezoelectric inchworm actuator with microridges

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 671-684

  Park, J ^a   Carman, G P ^a   Thomas Hahn, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCIES; MODAL ANALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL LOADING; INCHWORM ACTUATORS;

MICROACTUATORS;

EID: 0034260286     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104538900772663892     Document Type: Article

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