Verification of Beam Models for Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-238

  Ji, Ai hong ^a,b   Park, Hoon Cheol ^a   Nguyen, Quoc Viet ^a   Lee, Jang Woo ^a   Yoo, Young Tai ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

beam; displacement; force; ionic polymer metal composite; model

Indexed keywords

BEAM; BEAM MODEL; BLOCKING FORCES; COMPOSITE FILLERS; DC POWER SUPPLIES; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; DISPLACEMENT; EQUIVALENT BEAM MODEL; EQUIVALENT BEAMS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORCE; FORCE-DISPLACEMENT RELATIONSHIPS; IONIC POLYMER; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; MEASURED DATA; TENSILE TESTS; THERMAL ANALOGY; TIP DISPLACEMENT; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACTUATORS; BENDING TESTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; METALS; POLYMERS; POLYPYRROLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE TESTING;

EQUIVALENCE CLASSES;

EID: 70349949021     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60117-1     Document Type: Article

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