Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 191898, 22 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/191898
Research Article

Investigations on Actuator Dynamics through Theoretical and Finite Element Approach

Somashekhar S. Hiremath and M. Singaperumal

Precision Engineering and Instrumentation Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 6000 36, India

Received 29 July 2009; Accepted 23 October 2009

Academic Editor: Yuri Vladimirovich Mikhlin

Copyright © 2010 Somashekhar S. Hiremath and M. Singaperumal. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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