Static and dynamic characterization of the temperature and humidity influence on IPMC actuators

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 893-908

  Brunetto, Paola ^a   Fortuna, Luigi ^a   Giannone, Pietro ^a   Graziani, Salvatore ^a   Strazzeri, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuators; Materials testing; Measurement system data handling; Modeling; Transducers

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; HUMIDITY CHANGE; INTERESTING INFORMATION; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM DATA HANDLING; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MODELING; POLYMER CHARACTERISTICS; SCALING EFFECTS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTUATORS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE;

DATA HANDLING;

EID: 77949424578     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2009.2026613     Document Type: Article

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