Modeling and optimization of the electromechanical behavior of an ionic polymer-metal composite

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Jo, Choonghee ^a   Naguib, Hani E ^a   Kwon, Roy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HIGHWAY BRIDGES; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

APPLIED VOLTAGES; BLOCKING FORCES; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DECISION VARIABLES; ELECTRICAL FIELDS; ELECTROACTIVE BEHAVIORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; IONIC POLYMERS; MECHANICAL RESPONSES; METAL COMPOSITES; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTIVARIABLE; NAFION MEMBRANES; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM DESIGN PARAMETERS; RESPONSE TIMES; SATURATION LEVELS; TIP DEFLECTIONS; VARIABLE THICKNESSES;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 58149472233     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/17/6/065022     Document Type: Article

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