Modelling and measurement of piezoelectric fibres and interdigitated electrodes for the optimisation of piezofibre composites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5053, Issue , 2003, Pages 556-567

  Nelson, L J ^a   Bowen, C R ^a   Stevens, R ^a   Cain, M ^b   Stewart, M ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites; Electrode; Fibre; Finite element analysis; Interdigital; Interdigitated; Piezoelectric

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; ELECTRODES; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; VISCOPLASTICITY;

INTERDIGITIZATION;

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0242694446     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484738     Document Type: Conference Paper

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