Real-time control of dielectric elastomer actuators via bioelectric and biomechanical signals

Polymer International

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-429

  Carpi, Federico ^a   Raspopovic, Stanisa ^a   Frediani, Gabriele ^a   De Rossi, Danilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuator; Brain machine interface; Control; Dielectric elastomer; ECG; Electroactive polymer; Electrophysiological; EMG; Human machine interface; Real time; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE; ECG; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE; REAL TIME;

AMPLIFICATION; BIOMECHANICS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; REAL TIME CONTROL; RUBBER;

ACTUATORS;

BIOMEDICAL USE; BUCKLING; CONTROL SYSTEM; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELASTOMER; FILTER; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77953283522     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: 10970126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.2757     Document Type: Article

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