Pseudo-rigid body modeling of IPMC for a partially compliant four-bar mechanism for work volume generation

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-61

  Bandopadhya, Dibakar ^a   Bhattacharya, Bishakh ^a   Dutta, Ashish ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Four bar mechanism; Ionic polymer metal composite; Pseudo rigid body model.; Work volume

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS;

CANTILEVER MODES; COMPLIANT STRUCTURES; CRANK ROCKERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FOUR-BAR MECHANISM; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY MODEL.; RIGID BODIES; RIGID LINKS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SUPPORT TYPES; WORK VOLUME;

BODIES OF REVOLUTION;

EID: 58049125123     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08088784     Document Type: Article

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