Bionic humans using EAP as Artificial muscles reality and challenges

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 217-222

  Bar Cohen, Yoseph ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION CAPABILITY; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING; SCIENCE FICTIONS; STATE OF THE ART;

BIONICS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 33749078092     PISSN: 17298806     EISSN: 17298814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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