Ionic polymer-metal composite enabled robotic manta ray

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7976, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chen, Zheng ^a   Um, Tae I ^a   Bart Smith, Hilary ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetic actuation; Ionic polymer metal composites; Robotic manta ray

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; BLOCKING FORCES; CONTROL UNIT; FABRICATION METHOD; FLAPPING MOTION; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES; LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES; PECTORAL FIN; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE MEMBRANE; POWER CONSUMPTION; RIGID BODY; SMALL SIZE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TIP DEFLECTION; TRAILING EDGES; TWIST ANGLES; TWISTING ANGLE; UNDERWATER ROBOTS;

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETICS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); FORCED CONVECTION; LITHIUM; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 79955916518     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.880452     Document Type: Conference Paper

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