Bio-inspired distributed electroactive polymer actuators for possible space applications: Concept design

CIMTEC 2008 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Artificial Muscle Actuators using Electroactive Polymers

Volumn 61, Issue , 2008, Pages 180-185

  Carpi, Federico ^a   Menon, Carlo ^b   De Rossi, Danilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actuation; Bio inspired; Cylindrical; Dielectric elastomer; Digging system; Distributed; EAP; Electroactive polymer; Peristalsis; Peristaltic; Polymer actuator; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; MUSCLE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ACTUATION; BIO-INSPIRED; CYLINDRICAL; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIGGING SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTED; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; PERISTALSIS; PERISTALTIC; POLYMER ACTUATORS; TRANSPORT;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS;

EID: 62449162960     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.61.180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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