A case study of prototyping methods and design for manufacture: Electrostatic window blinds

Journal of Engineering Design

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-106

  Kiefer, Scott ^a   Silverberg, Larry ^b   Gonzalez, Manoel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NUMERIC CONTROLLED (CND) MACHINING; ELECTRON DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM); ELECTROSTATIC WINDOW BLINDS;

ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; LITHOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; THERMOANALYSIS; WIRE;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 1642569544     PISSN: 09544828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954482021000050820     Document Type: Article

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