Interactive design optimization of magnetorheological-brake actuators using the Taguchi method

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Erol, Ozan ^a   Gurocak, Hakan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN TIME; INTERACTIVE DESIGN; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL; MR FLUID; NOVICE USER; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; RE-DESIGNING; SEARCH SPACES;

ACTUATORS; DESIGN; FRICTION MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; TAGUCHI METHODS; USER INTERFACES;

BRAKES;

EID: 80053558768     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/20/10/105027     Document Type: Article

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