Design and fabrication of an EAP actuator system for space inflatable structures

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2009-2015

  Witherspoon, Scott ^a   Tung, Steve ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODEPOSITION; FABRICATION; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SENSORS;

ELECTRO ACTIVE POLYMERS (EAP);

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0036081827     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-1449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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