Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T19:28:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-01-01; In a traditional finite element analysis, any change in the parameters that define the geometry or the physic properties requires a new analysis run in order to check the component performance. This can be a limitation in the ability of Engineers to conduct a what-if study, mainly when several input var...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T20:17:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-06-01; Piezoelectric transducers are widely used in high-resolution positioning systems. This paper reports the experimental analysis of a novel piezoelectric flextensional actuator (PFA), which is designed by using the topology-optimization method through a low-cost homodyne Michelson interferometer. By apply...