Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential and Challenges: v. PM90 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 081944054X ISBN 13: 9780819440549

Casa editrice: SPIE Press, 2001

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Electroactive polymer (EAP) materials with large displacement response are showing great potential. The ability to induce large actuation strains such as stretching, squeezing, and bending makes these resilient materials remarkably similar to biological muscles. This book describes the mechanics of natural muscles and how EAP actuators mimic their actions. It examines materials, EAP function at the molecular level, and methods for predicting polymer response to external electric fields. The text discusses the future of EAP in robotics, entertainment, and medicine, among other industries.

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• Editore: SPIE Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 081944054X
• ISBN 13: 9780819440549
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 687
• Redattore: Bar-Cohen Yoseph