Investigation of THUNDER™ actuators as underwater propulsors

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 193-207

  Balakrishnan, Sivakumar ^a   Niezrecki, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PROPULSION; SUBMERSIBLES; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

ELECTROMECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; THIN LAYER COMPOSITE UNIMORPH FERROELECTRIC DRIVER AND SENSOR; UNDERWATER PROPULSORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0041811867     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104538902761696797     Document Type: Article

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