Large throw magnetic microactuator

Mechatronics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 459-465

  Hartley, A C ^a   Miles, R E ^a   Corda, J ^a   Dimitrakopoulos, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microactuators; Microbeams; Reluctance; RF switch; SU 8

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; MICROACTUATORS; PHOTORESISTS;

LOW ELASTIC MODULUS; MAGNETIC MICRO ACTUATORS; MICRO BEAMS; NEGATIVE PHOTORESISTS; RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT; RELUCTANCE; RF SWITCH; SU-8;

MAGNETIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 52949119516     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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