Compliant Floating-Opposing-Arm (FOA) Centrifugal Clutch

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 169-177

  Crane, Nathan B ^a   Howell, Larry L ^b   Weight, Brent L ^b   Magleby, Spencer P ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FRICTION; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; POWER TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM STABILITY; TORQUE; TORSIONAL STRESS;

CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCHES; FLOATING OPPOSING ARMS (FOA);

CLUTCHES;

EID: 1642602860     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1639378     Document Type: Article

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