Design of a new compliant mechanical amplifier

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005

Volumn 7 A, Issue , 2005, Pages 15-24

  Ouyang, P R ^a   Zhang, W J ^a   Gupta, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERFORMANCE; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

COMPLIANT MECHANICAL AMPLIFIER (CMA); DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION RATIO; FLEXURE HINGES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 33244463761     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2005-84371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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