Position control of a square-plate ionic polymer actuator using output feedback

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-234

  Kothera, Curt S ^a   Leo, Donald J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Ionic polymer; Membrane device; Modeling; Nonlinear

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; HARMONIC DISTORTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SENSORS;

IONIC POLYMERS; MEMBRANE DEVICES; OUTPUT FEEDBACK; POLYMER ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 33847350818     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06064879     Document Type: Article

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