Electroactive Polymer Actuated Miniature Robotics
This reported study is concentrating on the development of effective EAPs and the resultant enabling mechanisms employing their unique characteristics.
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This reported study is concentrating on the development of effective EAPs and the resultant enabling mechanisms employing their unique characteristics.
This chapter presents an introduction to ionic-polymer-metal composites and some mathematical modeling pertaining to them.
Actuators are used for many planetary and space applications. To meet the NASA goal to reduce the actuators size, mass, cost and power consumption, electroactie polymers (EAP) are being developed to induce large bending and longitudinal actuation strains.
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Actuation devices are used for many space applications and there is increasing need to reduce their size, mass, cost and power consumption.
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Miniature, lightweight, low-cost actuators that consume low-power can be used to develop unmatched robotic devices to make an impact on many technolgy areas.
This paper discusses a number of recent findings in connection with ion-exchange polymer-noble metal composites (IPMC) as biomimetic sensors and actuators.
NASA is seeking to reduce the mass, size, consumed power, and cost of the instrumentation used in its future missions.
NASA is using actuation devices for many space applications and there is an increasing need to cut their cost as well as reduce their size, mass, and power consumption. Existing transducing actuators, such as piezoceramics, are inducing limited displacement levels. Potentially, electroactive polymers (so called EAP) can be formed as inexpensive, low-mass, low-power, miniature muscle actuators that are superior to the widely used actuators.
Actuation devices are used for many space applications with an increasing need to reduce their size, mass, and power consumption as well as cut their cost. Existing transducing actuators, such as piezoceramics, induce limited displacement levels. Potentially, electroactive polymers (EAP) have the potential for low-mass, low-power, inexpensive miniature muscle actuators that are superior to the widely used actuators.
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