Systematic approach to development of pressure sensors using dielectric electro-active polymer membranes

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  York, A ^a   Dunn, J ^b   Seelecke, S ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; NONLINEAR EFFECT; PRESSURE SENSING; SECOND GENERATION; SENSING APPLICATIONS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HYSTERESIS; PRESSURE SENSORS; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 84884645069     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/9/094015     Document Type: Article

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