Optimal design and experimental characterization of a compliant mechanism piezoelectric actuator for inertially stabilized rifle

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-106

  Bharti, Smita ^a   Frecker, Mary I ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism amplifiers; Piezoelectric actuator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPLIANT MECHANISM AMPLIFIERS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 1342333713     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X04039732     Document Type: Article

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