Analytical design model for a piezo-composite unimorph actuator and its verification using lightweight piezo-composite curved actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 459-467

  Yoon, K J ^a   Park, K H ^a   Lee, S K ^a   Goo, N S ^a   Park, H C ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CORROSION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; RESINS; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ACTUATION FORCE; BENDING STIFFNESS; DESIGN FLEXIBILITY; LIGHTWEIGHT PIEZO-COMPOISTE CURVED ACTUATORS (LIPCA);

ACTUATORS;

EID: 2942615069     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/13/3/002     Document Type: Article

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