A new approach to develop ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC) actuator: Fabrication and control for active catheter systems

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 321-329

  Fang, Bo Kai ^a   Ju, Ming Shaung ^a   Lin, Chou Ching K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active catheter; Actuator; Control; Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; RELIABILITY THEORY; TIME DELAY;

ACTIVE CATHETERS; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES (IPMC); IONIC POLYMERS; NONLINEAR GAIN;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 34250193968     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.03.024     Document Type: Article

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