Topological optimization of mechanical amplifiers for piezoelectric actuators under dynamic motion

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 788-800

  Du, Hejun ^a   Lau, Gin Keong ^a   Lim, Mong King ^a   Qui, Jinhao ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

DYNAMIC MAGNIFICATION FACTOR; DYNAMIC STROKE; MECHANICAL AMPLIFIERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 0034516132     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/9/6/308     Document Type: Article

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