Design and evaluation of a LIPCA-actuated flapping device

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1225-1230

  Syaifuddin, Moh ^a   Park, Hoon Cheol ^a   Goo, Nam Seo ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DATA ACQUISITION; FREQUENCIES; WINGS;

FLAPPING ANGLE; FOUR-BAR LINKAGE SYSTEM; LIGHTWEIGHT PIEZO-COMPOSITE ACTUATOR (LIPCA);

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33748855864     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/5/009     Document Type: Article

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