Nonlinear, large-strain PZT actuators using controlled structural buckling

Buckling is a highly nonlinear and singular phenomenon in thin beams, and is usually an undesired characteristic that must be prevented from occurring in engineered systems. Buckling, however, can be a useful mechanism for gaining extremely large displacement amplification, since a tiny displacement...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Asada, Harry, Neal, Devin M.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60022
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-6223

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