Modeling of carbon nanotube actuators: Part II - Mechanical properties, electro mechanical coupling and validation of the model

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-263

  Riemenschneider, Johannes ^a   Opitz, Steffen ^a   Sinapius, Michael ^a   Monner, Hans Peter ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actuator; Analytical model; Carbon nanotube; Constant phase angle element

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES;

ACTUATOR; ANALYTICAL MODEL; CARBON NANOTUBE; CARBON NANOTUBE ACTUATORS; CONSTANT PHASE ANGLE ELEMENT; ELECTRO MECHANICAL; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY (IS); MECHANICAL COUPLING; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; SYSTEM BEHAVIORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 58449116052     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08092274     Document Type: Article

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