Biomimetic jellyfish-inspired underwater vehicle actuated by ionic polymer metal composite actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Najem, Joseph ^a   Sarles, Stephen A ^b   Akle, Barbar ^c   Leo, Donald J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; APPLIED VOLTAGES; AVERAGE SPEED; CRITICAL COMPONENT; ELECTRICAL CONNECTION; FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR; FREQUENCY RANGES; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; KINEMATIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL SUPPORT; MODEL SYSTEM; SWIMMING SPEED; UNDERWATER VEHICLES;

BELLS; BIOMIMETICS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; POLYMER FILMS;

MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

EID: 84865997762     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/9/094026     Document Type: Article

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