Review of soft actuators controlled with electrical stimuli: IPMC, DEAP, and MRE
Soft actuators have been developed for a variety of applications, including soft grippers,
artificial muscles, wearables, tactile devices, and medical devices. In this review, we will …
artificial muscles, wearables, tactile devices, and medical devices. In this review, we will …
Review on improvement, modeling, and application of ionic polymer metal composite artificial muscle
Q He, G Yin, D Vokoun, Q Shen, J Lu, X Liu… - Journal of Bionic …, 2022 - Springer
Recently, researchers have concentrated on studying ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC)
artificial muscle, which has numerous advantages including a relatively large strain under …
artificial muscle, which has numerous advantages including a relatively large strain under …
Locomotion optimization of a tendon-driven robotic fish with variable passive tail fin
This article explores a set of locomotion optimization methods for a novel tendon-driven
robotic fish. With the typical features of the dual tendon driving active tail and variable …
robotic fish. With the typical features of the dual tendon driving active tail and variable …
Modeling and control of IPMC-based artificial eukaryotic flagellum swimming robot: Distributed actuation
Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) are electrically driven materials that undergo
bending deformations in the presence of relatively low external voltages, exhibiting a great …
bending deformations in the presence of relatively low external voltages, exhibiting a great …
A biomimetic underwater vehicle actuated by waves with ionic polymer–metal composite soft sensors
The ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC) is a soft material based actuator and sensor and
has a promising potential in underwater application. This paper describes a hybrid …
has a promising potential in underwater application. This paper describes a hybrid …
Design of fishtail structure based on oscillating mechanisms using PVC gel actuators
C Dong, Z Zhu, Z Li, X Shi, S Cheng, P Fan - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bionic robot fish, as a kind of underwater robots, has already demonstrated great potential in
the ocean. Developing soft actuators for the bionic robot fish has become a key issue. This …
the ocean. Developing soft actuators for the bionic robot fish has become a key issue. This …
Design and development of non‐perfluorinated ionic polymer metal composite‐based flexible link manipulator for robotics assembly
In this article, a noble ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) based on sulfonated polyvinyl
alcohol (SPVA) and 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrachloro aluminate (IL) with deposited …
alcohol (SPVA) and 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrachloro aluminate (IL) with deposited …
[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive physics-based model encompassing variable surface resistance and underlying physics of ionic polymer-metal composite actuators
The ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) is an emerging smart material in actuation and
sensing applications, such as artificial muscles, underwater actuators, and advanced …
sensing applications, such as artificial muscles, underwater actuators, and advanced …
Designing of control-oriented position controller for biomimetic underwater IPMC propulsor
A Tomar, S Mukherjee - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical …, 2024 - Springer
The demand for underwater robots is on the rise, driven by increasing needs in
oceanographic engineering and the urgent exploration of underwater resources. Traditional …
oceanographic engineering and the urgent exploration of underwater resources. Traditional …
Electrode of ionic polymer-metal composite sensors: Modeling and experimental investigation
In this study, we theoretically model and experimentally investigate the electrode electrical
properties and the mechano-electrical properties of the ionic polymer-metal composite …
properties and the mechano-electrical properties of the ionic polymer-metal composite …