Development of a novel Electro Active Polymer (EAP) actuator for driving the wings of flapping micro air vehicle

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 106, Issue , 2009, Pages 207-217

  Burgess, S C ^a   Ling, C S ^a   Conn, A ^a   Araromi, S ^a   Wang, J ^a   Vaidyanathan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electroactive polymer; Micro air vehicle; Resonant frequency

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLYMERS; SILICONES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; VEHICLES;

ACTUATOR MATERIALS; COMBINED BENDING; DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DRIVE SYSTEMS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION;

MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV);

OPTIMIZATION; POLYMER; RESONANCE; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; WING;

EID: 71649106053     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/OP090191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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