Strain amplification devices and methods

作者: Thomas William Secord , Haruhiko Harry Asada , Jun Ueda

DOI:

关键词:

摘要: A multi-layer strain-amplification device (400) includes at least one first amplifying layer unit comprising a plurality of actuators (420) and second (430) positioned about the unit, particularly configured as nested rhombus structure. strain is amplified by unit.

参考文章(11)
Bruce L. Bower, Leslie E. Cross, Gareth J. Knowles, Flextensional transducer assembly and method for its manufacture ,(1999)
Robert E. Newnham, Aydin Dogan, Metal-electroactive ceramic composite transducers ,(1996)
Robert E. Newnham, Transformed stress direction acoustic transducer Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. ,vol. 91, pp. 1198- 1199 ,(1990) , 10.1121/1.402553
Takeshi Inoue, Takatoshi Nada, Underwater low-frequency ultrasonic wave transmitter Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. ,vol. 83, pp. 2470- 2470 ,(1986) , 10.1121/1.396290
Jun Ueda, Thomas Secord, H. Harry Asada, Design of PZT cellular actuators with power-law strain amplification intelligent robots and systems. pp. 1160- 1165 ,(2007) , 10.1109/IROS.2007.4399299
Sadayuki Takahashi, Hirokazu Iwata, Takeshi Yano, Takeshige Hamatsuki, Izumu Fukui, Ushisuke Sagano, Lever actuator comprising a longitudinal-effect electroexpansive transducer and designed to prevent actuation from degrading the actuator ,(1982)
Paul H. Stahlhuth, Double saggital pull stroke amplifier ,(1988)
Frank Claeyssen, François Barillot, Ronan Le Letty, Piezoactive actuator with dampened amplified movement ,(2004)