Compliant mechanical amplifier design using multiple optimally placed actuators

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 139-146

  Bharti, Smita ^a   Frecker, Mary ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); COSTS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TOPOLOGY;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 1842612362     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-42658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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