Configuration selection, modeling, and preliminary testing in support of constant force electrical connectors

Journal of Electronic Packaging

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-246

  Weight, Brent L ^a   Mattson, Christopher A ^b   Magleby, Spencer P ^a   Howell, Larry L ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b ATL Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MACHINE DESIGN; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONSTANT FORCE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS; CONTACT DEFLECTION;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 38749145162     PISSN: 10437398     EISSN: 15289044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2721080     Document Type: Article

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