Predicting force output of trilayer polymer actuators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 616-625

  Alici, Gursel ^a   Huynh, Nam N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electroactive polymer actuators; Flexure based devices; Modelling; System identification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYPYRROLES; POSITION CONTROL;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; FLEXURE BASED DEVICES; INPUT VOLTAGES; ROBOTIC GRIPPING SYSTEMS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 33750720998     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.02.046     Document Type: Article

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