Electroactive polymers as artificial muscles - reality and challenges
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Electroactive polymers as artificial muscles: reality, potential and challenges
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Numerical modeling of electroactive polymer mirrors for space applications
A controllable mirror made of single-layer EAP mirror is proposed in this paper. An analytical solution of required voltage distribution for forming a parabolic mirror from a planar film is presented.
EAP artificial muscles adaptable mirror↗
WorldWide Electro Active Polymers
The last year of the 2nd Millennium, 1999, has been marking with important milestones for the field of EAP in terms of communication platforms.
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Deformable membranes actuated by high mechanical power density composite electroactive polymers using tailored electric field
The objective of the project was to develop a versatile electroactuator based on a specific class of EAP, conductive polymer, that is capable of developing high forces and displacements in both bending and linear contraction/expansion movements.
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Robotic Arm Actuated by Electroactie Polymers
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.
Robotics electroactive polymers hand simulation ac↗
Humanoids and the Potential Role of Electroactive Materials/Mechanisms in Advancing Their Capability
Humanoids are increasingly becoming capable biologically inspired robots that are appearing and behaving lifelike. Making humanlike robots is the ultimate challenge to biomimetics and, while for many years they were considered a science fiction, such robots are increasingly becoming engineering reality. Progress in producing such robots are allowing them to perform impressive functions and tasks. In 2012, in an effort to promote significant advances in developing humanoids, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) posed a Robotic Challenge to produce such robots that operate in disaster scenarios towards making society more resilient. The challenge was focused on the requirements that have been needed after the Fukushima accident in Japan, hoping to advance the field of disaster robotics. This disaster posed significant challenges to emergency responders since radiation prevented people from going into the station and venting the explosive gas. Another significant development in this field is the fact that major US corporations have entered into the race to produce commercial humanoids. As a result, one can expect significant and rapid progress in this field. Developing humanoids is critically dependent of the use of highly efficient, compact, lightweight actuators and electroactive materials are offering great potential. This paper reviews the state-of-theart of humanlike robots, potential applications and challenges, as well as the actuation materials that are used or could be used.
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Challenges to the Transition of IPMC Artificial Muscle Actuators to Practical Application
Ion-exchange membrane metallic composites (IPMC), which were the first reported in 1992, are one of the electroactive materials (EAP) with potential applications as artificial muscle actuators.
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