Lightweight high voltage electronic circuits for piezoelectric composite actuators

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1417-1426

  Bilgen, Onur ^a   Kochersberger, Kevin B ^a   Inman, Daniel J ^a   Ohanian III, Osgar J ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b AVID LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

active composites; actuator.; bimorph; Macro Fiber Composite; morphing; piezoelectric

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPOSITES; BIMORPH; MACRO-FIBER COMPOSITE; MORPHING; PIEZOELECTRIC;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; CONTROL SURFACES; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 78650261618     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X10381657     Document Type: Article

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