The transverse strain response of electroactive polymer actuators

IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 237-240

  Yang, G ^a   Ren, W ^a   Mukherjee, B K ^a   Szabo, J P ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actuator; Electroactive polymer; Hyperelastic theory; Laser interferometer; Maxwell stress; Transverse strain

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTERFEROMETERS; SILICONES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

DOPPLER INTERFEROMETERS; MECHANICAL LOADS; POLYMER ACTUATORS; TRANSVERSE STRAINS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 28144446807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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