Dielectric elastomer switches for smart artificial muscles

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 385-389

  O'Brien, Benjamin M ^a   Calius, Emilio P ^b   Inamura, Tokushu ^a   Xie, Sheng Q ^c   Anderson, Iain A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; ASSISTIVE DEVICES; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED NETWORKS; COMPLIANT ELECTRODES; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIGITAL COMPUTATION; DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE; DRIVER CIRCUITRY; NAND GATE; OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; SELF-SENSING ACTUATORS; SILICONE GREASE; SMART ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; DIGITAL CIRCUITS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PLASTICS; RUBBER; SENSORS; SILICONES;

MUSCLE;

EID: 80053598106     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-010-5857-z     Document Type: Article

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