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1. DESIGN, MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS

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Open Access
Author:
Kommepalli, Hareesh Kumar Reddy
Title:
DESIGN, MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
Tbeam
unimorph
piezoelectric actuators
uniflex
flextensional
MEMS
File:
Download Hareesh_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ashok D Belegundu, Committee Member
Md Amanul Haque, Committee Member
Christopher L Muhlstein, Committee Member

2. MICROMACHINED SWITCHES AND CANTILEVER ACTUATORS BASED ON PIEZOELECTRIC LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT)

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Open Access
Author:
Gross, Steven Joseph
Title:
MICROMACHINED SWITCHES AND CANTILEVER ACTUATORS BASED ON PIEZOELECTRIC LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT)
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
MEMS
PZT
microfabrication
etching
cantilevers
xenon difluoride
ion beam etching
piezoelectric
actuators
unimorph
bimorph
File:
Download SJG-Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Thomas Nelson Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan E Trolier Mckinstry, Committee Member
Kenji Uchino, Committee Member
Christopher Rahn, Committee Member

3. DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS

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Open Access
Author:
Zhang, Zheqian
Title:
DESIGN, FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC T-BEAM TRANSDUCERS
Graduate Program:
Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:
multifunctional transducers
PZT
piezoelectric
MEMS
File:
Download DESIGN_FABRICATION_AND_CHARACTERIZATION_OF_MICROMACHINED_PIEZOELECTRIC_T-BEAM_TRANSDUCERS.pdf
Committee Members:
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators

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Open Access
Author:
Mateti, Kiron
Title:
Flapping Wing Mechanisms for Pico Air Vehicles Using Piezoelectric Actuators
Graduate Program:
Electrical Engineering
Keywords:
MEMS
compliant mechanisms
piezoelectric actuators
flapping wing air vehicles
biologically inspired robotics
File:
Download PennStateNAV.wmvDownload LF07_oblique.wmvDownload LF12.wmvDownload LF1203split.wmvDownload 1-KironMateti-FinalDissertation.pdfDownload 1-PennStateNAV.wmvDownload 1-LF07_oblique.wmvDownload 1-LF12.wmvDownload 1-LF1203split.wmv
Committee Members:
Srinivas A Tadigadapa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Rahn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Zhiwen Liu, Committee Member
Qiming Zhang, Committee Member
George A Lesieutre, Committee Member