Intertially stabilized rifle using recurve actuators

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 143-148

  Lindner, Douglas K ^a   Zhu, Huiyu ^a   Brei, Diann ^b   Vindlinski, Jim ^b   LaVigna, Chris ^c  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c TECHNO SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

INSTAR; Piezoelectric; Recurve actuators; Rifle; Switching amplifiers

Indexed keywords

GUNS (ARMAMENT); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POWER ELECTRONICS;

INSTAR; PIEZOELECTRIC; RECURVE ACTUATORS; RIFLE; SWITCHING AMPLIFIERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 78249275527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. Ervin, J. D. and D. Brei, 1998, "Recurve Piezoelectric-Strain- Amplifying Actuator Architecture", IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 3, pp. 293-301.
2. Lindner, D. K., H. Zhu, C. Song, W. Huang, D. Cheng, 2002, "Low Input Voltage Switching Amplifiers for Piezoelectric Actuators," Proceedings of SPIE's 2002 North American Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, Anne-Marie McGowen, Ed., San Diego, CA.