Comparison of amplified piezoelectric actuators based on topological optimization

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4701, Issue , 2002, Pages 426-434

  Loveday, Philip W ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Actuator performance comparison; Amplified piezoelectric actuator; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AMPLIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 0036031047     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.474679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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