IPMC actuator-based an underwater microrobot with 8 legs

Proceedings of 2008 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 551-556

  Guo, Shuxiang ^a,b   Shi, Liwei ^b   Asaka, Kinji ^c  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hybrid Microrobot; Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator; Micromechanism

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIUMS; BENDING MOTIONS; BIO-MIMETIC; HIGHER EFFICIENCIES; HYBRID MICROROBOT; INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE ACTUATOR; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES; LOW DRIVING VOLTAGES; MEDICAL FIELDS; MICRO BIPED ROBOTS; MICROMECHANISM; MULTI-DOF; RUBBER MATERIALS; SMA ACTUATORS; UNDERWATER MICROROBOT; WALK FORWARDS; WALKING DIRECTIONS;

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MECHATRONICS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMERS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 64949162573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMA.2008.4798816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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