Development of dielectric elastomer actuators for MRI devices

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2004. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-104). === Dielectric elastomer (DE) actuators are an emerging class of polymer actuation devices. They exhibit large strains and have high force and energy...

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Main Author: Vogan, John D. (John DeWayne), 1979-
Other Authors: Steven Dubowsky.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27133