Characterization of the electromechanical properties of EAP materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4329, Issue , 2001, Pages 319-327

  Bar Cohen, Y ^a   Sherrit, S ^a   Lih, S S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Characterization; EAP; Electroactive polymers; Electromechanical properties; Testing

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS (EAP);

POLYMERS;

EID: 0034774387     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.432663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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