Self sensing feedback for dielectric elastomer actuators

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 19, 2013, Pages

  Gisby, Todd A ^a   Obrien, Benjamin M ^a   Anderson, Iain A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; ELECTRODE RESISTANCE; SELF-SENSING; VOLTAGE OSCILLATION;

ALGORITHMS; MUSCLE;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS;

EID: 84877983279     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4805352     Document Type: Article

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