A nonlinear scalable model for designing ionic polymer-metal composite actuator systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7493, Issue , 2009, Pages

  McDaid, A J ^a   Aw, K C ^a   Hammerle E ^a   Xie, S Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; IPMC; Mechanical design model; Nonlinear; Scalable

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BEAM MODEL; DESIGN AND SIMULATION; DESIGN TOOL; DEVELOPED MODEL; DYNAMIC TIME; EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS; EXTERNAL LOADS; FORCE ACTUATION; INPUT VOLTAGES; ION FLUXES; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; LOW FREQUENCY; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MODEL PARAMETERS; NON-LINEAR MODEL; POLYMER MEMBRANE; ROTATIONAL COORDINATES; SCALABLE MODEL; THREE STAGES; TIP ANGLE;

ACTUATORS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANISMS; MUSCLE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMERS; STRESSES;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 72149095435     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.839809     Document Type: Conference Paper

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