Development of an Hexapod BioMicRorobot with Nafion-Pt IPMC Microlegs

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2003, Pages 3423-3426

  Otis, M ^a   Bernier, R ^a   Pasco, Y ^a   Menard H ^a   Semmaoui, H ^a   Jarry, M ^a   Fontaine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomicrorobot; IPMC; Locomotion; Nafion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY GAP; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MICROACTUATORS; MICROCONTROLLERS; MOTION CONTROL; PHOTONS; POLYMERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; SERVOMECHANISMS;

BIOMICROROBOTS (BMR); IONOMERIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC); LOCOMOTION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 1542330604     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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