Electroactive polymers for robotic applications : artificial muscles and sensors

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Electroactive polymers for robotic applications : artificial muscles and sensors

Kwang J. Kim and Satoshi Tadokoro (eds.)

Springer, c2010

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Electroactive polymers for robotics applications : artificial muscles and sensors

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book covers the fundamental properties, modeling, and demonstration of Electroactive polymers in robotic applications. It particularly details artificial muscles and sensors. In addition, the book discusses the properties and uses in robotics applications of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators and dielectric elastomers.

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Active Polymers: An Overview Dielectric Elastomers for Artificial Muscles Robotic Applications of Artificial Muscle Actuators Ferroelectric Polymers for Electromechanical Functionality Polypyrole Actuators: Properties and Initial Applications Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite as a New Actuator and Transducer Material Bio-mimetic Soft Robots Using IPMC Robotic Application of IPMC Linear Actuators with Re-Doping Capability Applications of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites: Multiple-DOF Devices Using Soft Actuators and Sensors Dynamic Modeling of Segmented IPMC Actuator

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