Polymer based actuators for virtual reality devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5385, Issue , 2004, Pages 281-289

  Bolzmacher, Christian ^a   Hafez, Moustapha ^a   Khoudja, Mohamed Benali ^a   Bernardoni, Paul ^a   Dubowsky, Steven ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Dielectric elastomer; Flexures; Polymer actuator; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; ROBOTS;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; FLEXURES; POLYMER ACTUATORS; VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 8844264626     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.540796     Document Type: Conference Paper

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