Performance evaluation of lightweight piezo-composite actuators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-129

  Kim, K Y ^a   Park, K H ^a   Park, Hoon Cheol ^a   Goo, Nam Seo ^a   Yoon, Kwang Joon ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lightweight smart actuator; Piezo composite; Piezoelectric ceramic; Unimorph actuator

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EXPANSION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

LIGHTWEIGHT SMART ACTUATORS; PIEZO-COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; UNIMORPH ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 17444406301     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.11.029     Document Type: Article

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