Micro inchworm robot actuated by artificial muscle actuator based on non-prestrained dielectric elastomer

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5385, Issue , 2004, Pages 357-367

  Jung, Kwangmok ^a   Nam, Jaedo ^a   Lee, Youngkwan ^a   Choi, Hyoukryeol ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actuator; Dielectric elastomer; Inchworm robot

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEFORMATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; MUSCLE; STRESSES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS (CP); DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS (EAP); INCHWORM ROBOTS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 8844241571     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.539726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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