A finite element model for bending behaviour of conducting polymer electromechanical actuators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 130-131, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1-11

  Metz, Philippe ^a   Alici, Gürsel ^b   Spinks, Geoffrey M ^b  

^a Campus de Clermont Ferrand   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupled field analysis; Electroactive polymer actuators; Finite element method; Modelling; System identification

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLYMERS;

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COUPLED-FIELD ANALYSIS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; MODELLING;

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33745838935     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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