Artificial muscles: Dielectric electroactive polymer-based actuation

2009 International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering, ICCEE 2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 209-216

  Jones, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Artificial muscles; Dielectric elastomers; Smart actuators

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY; ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; FAST RESPONSE; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; MATERIAL SCIENTISTS; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; SMART ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER;

MUSCLE;

EID: 77950830242     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCEE.2009.107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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