A multi-coil magnetostrictive actuator: design, analysis, and experiment

This dissertation investigates a new design for a magnetostrictive actuator that employs individually controlled coils distributed axially along the magnetostrictive rod. As a quantitative goal, the objective is to show that the multi-coil actuator can operate effectively at frequencies as high as...

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Main Author: Wilson, Thomas Lawler
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28243