Ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) is a new type of flexible electroactive polymer, which
has the advantages of fast response, large driving displacement, small elastic modulus and …

Recently, researchers have concentrated on studying ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC)
artificial muscle, which has numerous advantages including a relatively large strain under …

The dynamics modeling and trajectory optimization of a segmented linkage cable-driven
hyper-redundant robot (SL-CDHRR) become more challenging, since there are multiple …

Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC) are electroactive polymers expected to be used as
soft actuators in various practical areas like robotics, biomedicine and micro manipulation …

This brief proposes an adaptation of the Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) for ramp-
reference tracking. The second-order difference operation and the plant model are used to …

This brief presents a novel energy-shaping technique-based speed controller for permanent-
magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) considering machine nonlinearities and load and …

Bending actuators represent a popular class of artificial muscles for which efficient closed-
loop control is a remarkable challenge, due to the complexity of physico-chemical …

Traditionally underwater robotic devices are driven with the help of hydraulic systems or
motors. However, with the current advancement in technology and inclination towards smart …

Abstract Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites (IPMCs) are smart materials used as actuators,
sensors, and energy harvesters. They are known as a subset of Electroactive Polymers …

The article is devoted to the development and creation of a multiphysics simulator that can,
on the one hand, simulate the most significant physical processes in the IPMC actuator, and …