Fabrication and reliable implementation of an ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) biaxial bending actuator

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Gil Yong ^a   Choi, Jung Oh ^a   Kim, Myeungseon ^a   Ahn, Sung Hoon ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATING FORCES; ACTUATOR MODEL; ACTUATOR SYSTEM; BENDING ACTUATORS; BIAXIAL BENDING; CIRCULAR MOTION; CLOSED-LOOP; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; FABRICATION PROCESS; FLEXIBLE MOTION; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; INSULATED ELECTRODES; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LIGHT WEIGHT; MEASURED DATA; OPEN LOOPS; PROPORTIONAL INTEGRAL CONTROLLERS; REFERENCE TRAJECTORIES; ROBOTIC ENGINEERING; ROTATION FREQUENCIES; SQUARE CROSS SECTION; STACKING METHOD;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; POLYMERS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 80053552281     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/20/10/105026     Document Type: Article

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