Electroactive Polymers for Robotic Applications

Electroactive Polymers for Robotic Applications: Artificial Muscles and Sensors
By: Kwang J. Kim(Editor) Satoshi Tadokoro(Editor)
ISBN-10: 184628371X , ISBN-13: 9781846283710
Publisher: Springer - 2007-01-11
Hardcover | 1 Edition | 281 Pages



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Electroactive polymers (EAPs) respond to electrical stimulation with
large deformations. They are dynamic actuators which have attracted
attention from an interdisciplinary audience of engineers and
scientists. An enabling EAP technology is emerging which attempts to
imitate the properties of natural muscle and which, as a result, can
perform a unique function in a variety of biologically-inspired
robotics applications.

Electroactive Polymers for Robotics
Applications covers the fundamental properties, modelling and
demonstration of EAPs in robotic applications, focusing particularly on
artificial muscles and sensors. Ionic Polymer–Metal Composite Actuators
and Dielectric Elastomers are discussed within the book with chapters
on their properties and their uses in robotics applications.

With
its concentration on devices based on EAPs and their uses,
Electroactive Polymers for Robotics Applications will be of interest to
researchers working within this field as well as to postgraduate
students studying robotics or smart materials and structures.
Practitioners working in the mechanical, electrical and materials
industries will also find this book of value.

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