Electroactive Polymers for Robotic Applications: Artificial Muscles and Sensors

by Satoshi Tadokoro and Kwang J. Kim

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849965900
• ISBN13: 9781849965903
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"