High frequency actuation of thin film NiTi

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 111, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 166-171

  Shin, Daniel D ^a   Mohanchandra, Kotekar P ^a   Carman, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency; Nickel titanium; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COOLING; DATA ACQUISITION; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT SINKS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZATION; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM;

NICKEL-TITANIUM (NITI); PUMPING FREQUENCY;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 1242343669     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2003.09.026     Document Type: Article

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