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Actuators as Artificial Muscles Yoseph Bar-Cohen California Institute of Technology …

Piezoelectric materials characterization is a challenging problem involving physical
concepts, electrical and mechanical measurements and numerical optimization techniques …

An important aim of the presented book is the explanation of the application of piezoelectric
materials such as piezoceramics within the wide field of electromechanical actuators and …

The parameters of the KLM and Mason's equivalent circuits in the thickness mode are
presented to include dielectric, elastic and piezoelectric loss. The models are compared …

A tactile display system is described which can produce 'tactile movies', that is, rapid
sequences of tactile images refreshed at a rate of 700 Hz. The display uses an array of one …

Maintenance of air, land and sea structures is an important engineering activity in a wide
range of industries including transportation and Civil Engineering. Effective maintenance …

Piezoelectric polymers are widely used in sensor and actuator applications. Compared to
ceramic materials, they have the advantage of mechanical flexibility and an acoustic …

This paper describes initial investigations into the behavior of a mechanical system for a
proposed novel energy harvesting device. The device comprises a clamped–clamped beam …

Piezoelectricity is an ability of some materials to generate an electric potential in response to
applied mechanical stress. Piezoelectric ceramics are often used for sensory systems to …

This paper investigates low cost matching network for high impedance ultrasonic
transducers. Matching the output transmitter impedance to high impedance transducer is …