Evaluation of a monolithic piezoelectric drive unit for a miniature robot

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 175-184

  Simu, Urban ^a   Johansson, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actuator; Manipulating; Miniature robot; Motion; Piezoelectric

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MOTION CONTROL; ROBOTS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

MINIATURE ROBOT; MONOLITHIC PIEZOELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 0037201860     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00194-2     Document Type: Article

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