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13 March 2019 Finite difference method and finite element method for modeling IPMC sensor voltage
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Abstract
An Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) has characteristics as a sensor as well as an actuator. Zhu has recently proposed a multi-physical model representing sensor voltage of a deformed IPMC. This paper discusses approximation methods aiming at fast simulation or control system design. First, we linearize the nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) of Zhu’s model. Next, this paper considers two types of spatial discretization methods, Finite Difference Method and Finite Element Method. We have found that it is not necessary to use a large number of sample points or finite elements for simulating the sensor voltage.
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Kota Kondo, Kentaro Takagi, Zicai Zhu, and Kinji Asaka "Finite difference method and finite element method for modeling IPMC sensor voltage", Proc. SPIE 10966, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXI, 109661H (13 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514243
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KEYWORDS
Finite element methods

Sensors

Finite difference methods

Composites

Control systems design

Polymeric sensors

Polymers

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