Radial field piezoelectric diaphragms

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 527-538

  Bryant, Robert G ^a   Effinger IV, Robert T ^b   Aranda Jr , Isaiah ^c   Copeland Jr , Ben M ^a   Covington III, Ed W ^a   Hogge, Jane M ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active materials; NASA RFD; Piezoelectric actuators; Piezoelectric diaphragms; Radial field diaphragms

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADHESIVES; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES;

ACTIVE MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC DIAPHRAGMS; RADIAL FIELD DIAPHRAGMS;

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 3142760012     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X04041646     Document Type: Article

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