Microwave power for smart material actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-48

  Choi, Sang H ^a   Song, Kyo D ^b   Golembiewskii, Walter ^b   Chu, Sang Hyon ^a   King, Glen C ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATCH RECTENNA ARRAY; SMART ACTUATOR ARRAYS; SMART MATERIAL ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; ANTENNA ARRAYS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; POWER CONTROL;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

EID: 1342346360     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/13/1/005     Document Type: Article

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