Theoretical and experimental investigations of fundamental effects in carbon nanotube sheet actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6168, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Haque, Mohammad H ^a   Hying, Klaus ^a   Kolaric, Ivica ^a   Wallmersperger, Thomas ^a   Kröplin, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actuators; Analytical Prediction; Carbon Nanotubes; Electro Mechanical Behavior; Experimental Investigations; Mechanical Deformation

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTION; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33745835434     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.658532     Document Type: Conference Paper

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