Self-sensing Algorithms for Dielectric Elastomer Multilayer Stack-Transducers
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عنوان ژورنال: IFAC-PapersOnLine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2405-8963
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.10.583