Cost-Efficient Open Source Desktop Size Radial Stretching System With Force Sensor

IEEE Access

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 556-561

  Schausberger, Stefan E ^a   Kaltseis, Rainer ^a   Drack, Michael ^a   Cakmak, Umut D ^a   Major, Zoltan ^a   Bauer, Siegfried ^a  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

arduino; creative commons; elastomers; IEEE Open Access; material research; mechanics; model; soft active materials; stretchable electronics; teaching

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; COSTS; ELASTOMERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; MODELS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

ACTIVE MATERIAL; ARDUINO; CREATIVE COMMONS; MATERIAL RESEARCH; OPEN ACCESS; STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84959852150     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21693536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2015.2433398     Document Type: Article

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