Experimental investigations on behavior of IPMC polymer actuator and artificial muscle-like linear actuator

Kwangmok Jung; Sungmoo Ryew; Jaewook Jeon; Hunmo Kim; Jaedo Nam; Hyoukryeol Choi

doi:10.1117/12.432644

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16 July 2001 Experimental investigations on behavior of IPMC polymer actuator and artificial muscle-like linear actuator

Kwangmok Jung, Sungmoo Ryew, Jaewook Jeon, Hunmo Kim, Jaedo Nam, Hyoukryeol Choi

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Proceedings Volume 4329, Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.432644
Event: SPIE's 8th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2001, Newport Beach, CA, United States

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In this paper first we address experimental works to investigate basic characteristics of IPMC actuators which have not been discussed sufficiently yet. Surface conductivity, displacement and force features are discussed. Also a new actuator is proposed called Artificial Musclelike Linear Actuator (AMuLA) inspired from the actuation principles of the human. The actuator is a linear actuator simulating the mechanical behavior of myofilaments that are the basic units of the human muscle. Multiple IPMC's and electrodes are utilized to mimic the motion of muscles and as a result, musclelike linear motions can be realized. The prototype of AMuLA is introduced and its performance is evaluated.

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Kwangmok Jung, Sungmoo Ryew, Jaewook Jeon, Hunmo Kim, Jaedo Nam, and Hyoukryeol Choi "Experimental investigations on behavior of IPMC polymer actuator and artificial muscle-like linear actuator", Proc. SPIE 4329, Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices, (16 July 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.432644

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