A method for measuring and calibrating resistive microtorque of a mechanical microcounter

Precision Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-213

  Acar, M ^a   Atterbury, D A ^a   Fisher, D ^a   Lewis, M J ^a   Porro, J W ^a   Seymour, H G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microcounter; Microtorque; Resistive torque

Indexed keywords

GEAR MANUFACTURE; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS;

ANGULAR DISPLACEMENTS; FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPES; GEARBOX ASSEMBLIES; LASER DIODES; MICROCOUNTER; MICROTORQUE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; OUTPUT TORQUES; RESISTIVE TORQUE;

TORQUE;

EID: 59649129806     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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