Feedback control of the bending response of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4329, Issue , 2001, Pages 301-310

  Mallavarapu, K ^a   Newbury, K ^a   Leo, D J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EAP; Electroactive polymer; Empirical model; Feedback control; IPMC; Nafion Pt composite; Soft actuator; Tip displacement

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; IONS; POLYMERS;

IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE (IPMC) ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0034774554     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.432660     Document Type: Conference Paper

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