A novel multifunctional rotary actuator with magnetorheological fluid

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Guo, H T ^a   Liao, W H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION DEVICES; COMPACT SIZE; MAGNETIC FLUX DISTRIBUTION; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL; MR FLUID; MULTIPLE FUNCTION; OPERATING PRINCIPLES; ROTARY ACTUATOR; WORKING SPACE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; TORQUE MOTORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 84861856263     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/6/065012     Document Type: Article

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