Application of ER gel with variable friction surface to the clamp system of aerostatic slider

Precision Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 280-287

  Kakinuma, Yasuhiro ^a   Aoyama, Tojiro ^a   Anzai, Hidenobu ^b   Sakurai, Hiroharu ^b   Isobe, Kazuyuki ^c   Tanaka, Katsutoshi ^d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fujikura Kasei Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d Toshiba Machine Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerostatic slider; ER effect; ER fluid; Functional material; Machine element

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; GELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS; SILICONES; VISCOELASTICITY;

AEROSTATIC SLIDER; ER EFFECT; ER FLUID; FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL; MACHINE ELEMENT;

CLAMPING DEVICES;

EID: 33744912474     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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