The dynamic properties of tubular DEAP actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7642, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tryson, Michael J ^a   Sarban, Rahimullah ^a   Lorenzen, Kim P ^a  

^a DANFOSS A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Damping; Dynamic response; Efficiency; PolyPower; Resonant frequency; Transient response

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING; DANFOSS; DISPLACEMENT DEVICES; DRIVE VOLTAGE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL STIMULI; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; FORCE ELEMENTS; HARMONIC MOTION; LOADING CONDITION; MASS SPRING DAMPER; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; MECHANICAL LOADS; POLYPOWER; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; ROLL TO ROLL; SPRING LOADS; STEADY-STATE FREQUENCY RESPONSE; STEP FUNCTIONS;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DAMPING; DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLYMERS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 77953236311     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.847297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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