Pressure control of a pneumatic valve system using a piezoceramic flapper

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-92

  Choi, S B ^a   Yoo, J K ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Piezoceramic actuator; Pneumatic valve; Pressure tracking control; Sliding mode controller (SMC)

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; NOZZLES; PRESSURE CONTROL;

FLAPPERS; OPEN-LOOP CONTROL METHOD;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

FLAPPER NOZZLE VALVE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PNEUMATIC VALVE; PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM;

EID: 1342307816     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440604322786965     Document Type: Article

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