Artificial muscle technology: Physical principles and naval prospects

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 706-728

  Madden, John D W ^a   Vandesteeg, Nathan A ^b   Anquetil, Patrick A ^b   Madden, Peter G A ^c   Takshi, Arash ^a   Pytel, Rachel Z ^b   Lafontaine, Serge R ^b   Wieringa, Paul A ^a   Hunter, Ian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuators; Electroactive polymers; Shape memory alloys

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELASTOMERS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MANEUVERABILITY; MUSCLE; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHIP PROPULSION;

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; FERROELECTRIC POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTAL ELASTOMERS;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

EID: 9244241012     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.833135     Document Type: Article

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