Estimation of bending resistance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) actuator following variable parameters pseudo-rigid body model

Materials Letters

Volumn 63, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 745-747

  Bandopadhya, Dibakar ^a   Njuguna, James ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Electro Active Polymer; Ionic Polymer Metal Composite; Pseudo rigid body model; Shape memory materials; Variable length rocker

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY MODEL; SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS; VARIABLE LENGTH ROCKER;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 59649128392     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2008.12.048     Document Type: Article

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