Download or read book Novel Configurations of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites IPMCs as Sensors Actuators and Energy Harvesters written by Seyed Ehsan Tabatabaie and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites for Sensors and Actuators written by Inamuddin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the fundamental of bending actuation with a focus on ionic metal composites. It describes the applications of ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC) actuators, from conventional robotic systems to compliant micro robotic systems used to handle the miniature and fragile components during robotic micro assembly. It also presents mathematical modelings of actuators for engineering, biomedical, medical and environmental systems. The fundamental relation of IPMC actuators to the biomimetic systems are also included.
Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites written by Srijan Bhattacharya and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on electro active polymer material known as Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) having unique applicability as sensor and actuator which finds extensive use in various domain of engineering and science research. Apart from fundamentals of the IPMC concept, various applications are covered extensively across the chapters including space, underwater and nanoscale, including manufacturing processes. Dedicated chapters are included for robotics and biomedical applications and possible research gaps. Future research perspectives for IPMC are also discussed. Features: Covers principle of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC), manufacturing processes, applications, and future possibilities in a systematic manner Highlights IPMC practical applicability in biomedical engineering domain Explores Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) based IPMC soft actuators Discusses IPMC applications in underwater areas Includes IPMC application in robotics focusing on special compliant mechanism This book is aimed toward researchers, graduate students and professionals in materials and mechanical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, biomedical engineering, and physics.
Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites IMPCs written by Mohsen Shahinpoor and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2016 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive resource on ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) edited by the leading authority on the subject.
Download or read book Electroactivity in Polymeric Materials written by Lenore Rasmussen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electroactivity in Polymeric Materials provides an in-depth view of the theory of electroactivity and explores exactly how and why various electroactive phenomena occur. The book explains the theory behind electroactive bending (including ion-polymer-metal-composites –IPMCs), dielectric elastomers, electroactive contraction, and electroactive contraction-expansion cycles. The book also balances theory with applications – how electroactivity can be used – drawing inspiration from the manmade mechanical world and the natural world around us.
Download or read book Experimental Characterization and Modeling of Ionic Polymer metal Composites as Biomimetic Actuators Sensors and Artificial Muscles written by Yongxian Wu and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites as Tactile Sensors written by Chris Mieney and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The field of electroactive polymers (EAPs) is rapidly growing. These materials are being scouted for use as linear actuators, specifically in the areas of artificial muscle design, and also for use as biomimetic sensors. IPMCs, or ionic polymer metal composites, are a form of EAP that are being proposed for application in both of these fields. IPMCs are composed of a solvated ionic EAP sandwiched between two metal electrodes. In the literature, there are a wealth of conceptual designs and data related to the use of IPMCs as actuators. However, sufficient data and characterization related to their use as sensors is grossly deficient. This research aims to rectify the gap between the theoretical concept of using these materials for sensing and actual proof of concept by quantifying voltage responses due to small force inputs in various electrolytes (LiCl, NiCl2, NiSO4, and De-Ionized water.) Two different load profiles were implemented to evaluate the voltage response to a continuous input, to assess the feasibility of using IPMCs as a precision sensor, and to a cyclical input, to assess the feasibility of using IPMCs as a simpler binary sensor. Normal and reversed polarity voltage profiles were also collected to quantify the reversibility of the material response. Results from the study showed that the IPMCs showed a reversible response in all liquids tested. The results also showed that the response of the materials in LiCl was the least sensitive, but showed good repeatability, while the response in NiCl2 exhibited the greatest sensitivity, but the worst repeatability. The response in NiSO4 was slightly more sensitive than in LiCl and only slightly less repeatable, but the materials in NiSO4 demonstrated an almost completely reversible response. Interestingly, the response in DI water was only slightly less sensitive than in NiCl2 and results obtained using DI water demonstrated the feasibility of developing an IPMC sensor using DI water as the electrolyte. Overall, the data shows that regardless of the electrolyte of choice, IPMCs demonstrate a repeatable response to a force input and show promise for either precision or 'binary' tactile sensors."--Abstract.
Download or read book Ionic Polymer metal Composite Artificial Muscles and Sensors written by Zheng Chen (Graduate of Michigan State University) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ionic Polymer Metal Composites written by Srijan Bhattacharya and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book focuses on electro active polymer material known as Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) having unique applicability as sensor and actuator which finds extensive use in various domain of engineering and science research. Apart from fundamentals of the IPMC concept, various applications are covered extensively across the chapters including space, underwater and nanoscale including manufacturing processes. Dedicated chapters are included for robotics and biomedical applications and possible research gaps. Future research perspectives for IPMC are also discussed. Features: covers principle of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC), manufacturing processes, applications, and future possibilities in a systematic manner, highlights IPMC practical applicability in biomedical engineering domain, explores Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) based IPMC soft actuators, discusses IPMC applications in underwater areas, and includes IPMC application in robotics focusing on special compliant mechanism. This book aims at researchers, graduate students and professionals in materials and mechanical engineering, robotics, mechatronics, biomedical engineering, and physics"--
Download or read book Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Sensors written by Yongxian Wu and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) are soft bending actuators and sensors. A typical IPMC consists of a thin perfluorinated ionomer membrane, noble metal electrodes plated on both faces, and is neutralized with the necessary amount of cations. They respond to electric stimulus by generating large bending motions and produce electric signals upon sudden bending deformations. These actuation and sensing responses, which result from the coupled chemo-electro-mechanical interactions at the nano-scale level, depend on the structure of the ionomer, the morphology of the metal electrodes, the nature of the cations, and the degree of the hydration. IPMCs have been considered for potential applications in artificial muscles, robotic systems, medical devices, and other biomimetic applications.
Download or read book Development of a Tube shaped Ionic Polymer metal Composite Actuator with Integrated Sensing written by Marissa Ashley Tsugawa and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis describes the development of a circular tube-shaped ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuator with an integrated resistive strain displacement sensor. Rod- or tube-shaped IPMC actuators with the ability of multiple degrees-of-freedom motion can be used to create catheter devices and bio-inspired propulsion mechanisms for underwater autonomous systems. Current IPMC actuators are available in simple geometries, such as thin cantilever-shaped bending actuators, and they are often limited to single degree-of-freedom motion. An experimental tube-shaped IPMC actuator is fabricated from a millimeter-scale Nafion polymer tube. The outer surface of the polymer is plated with platinum metal using an electroless plating process. The platinum electrode is then sectored mechanically into four isolated electrodes using a custom surface milling technique. Application of voltage on the patterned electrodes causes the tube-shaped actuator to exhibit three-dimensional motion. To sense the bending motion, a strain sensor is developed and integrated onto the tube's outer surface. The integrated sensor is low cost, practical, and it avoids the need for bulky external sensors such as lasers for measuring deflection for feedback control. The performance of the tube-shaped IPMC actuator and sensor is characterized, where multiple degrees-of-freedom is demonstrated.
Download or read book Design of Mechano Actuators and Sensors Based on Ionic Polymer Metal Composites written by Jin Wang and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modeling and Fabrication of Ionic Polymer metal Composite IPMC Sensors written by Hong Lei and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Multiphysics Modeling of Dynamic Curvature Sensing in Ionic Polymer Metal Composites IPMCs with Application in Soft Robotics written by Yousef Bahramzadeh and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soft Actuators written by Kinji Asaka and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-28 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second edition of Soft Actuators, originally published in 2014, with 12 chapters added to the first edition. The subject of this new edition is current comprehensive research and development of soft actuators, covering interdisciplinary study of materials science, mechanics, electronics, robotics, and bioscience. The book includes contemporary research of actuators based on biomaterials for their potential in future artificial muscle technology. Readers will find detailed and useful information about materials, methods of synthesis, fabrication, and measurements to study soft actuators. Additionally, the topics of materials, modeling, and applications not only promote the further research and development of soft actuators, but bring benefits for utilization and industrialization. This volume makes generous use of color figures, diagrams, and photographs that provide easy-to-understand descriptions of the mechanisms, apparatus, and motions of soft actuators. Also, in this second edition the chapters on modeling, materials design, and device design have been given a wider scope and made easier to comprehend, which will be helpful in practical applications of soft actuators. Readers of this work can acquire the newest technology and information about basic science and practical applications of flexible, lightweight, and noiseless soft actuators, which differ from conventional mechanical engines and electric motors. This new edition of Soft Actuators will inspire readers with fresh ideas and encourage their research and development, thus opening up a new field of applications for the utilization and industrialization of soft actuators.
Download or read book TiO2 doped Ionic Polymer metal Composite Actuator written by Youngsoo Jung and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) have received substantial attention in the past several years. IPMC actuators are capable of complex deformation in water and air and they are soft actuation materials with promising applications in wide range of fields, such as robotics and medical devices. Although fabrication techniques on the polymer doped with metal oxides for IPMCs have been developed, metal oxide doped ionic polymer membrane through sol-gel preparation has not been studied yet. This process makes the oxide particle well-distributed in the membrane compared to that of physical method to insert oxide particle into the ionic polymer membrane using hot pressing. In this thesis, the research is mainly focused on characterization of optical, physical, electrochemical and electromechanical properties of TiO2-doped ionic polymer membrane and IPMCs prepared by the sol-gel preparation. The structures of fabricated samples were investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Also, water uptake, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) were carried out to confirm properties of fabricated samples. Furthermore, electromechanical behaviors of samples were tested, including actuation performance and blocking force measurement. X-Ray and UV-Visible spectra of the fabricated membranes indicate the presence of anatase-TiO2 in the modified membranes. Water uptake of TiO2-doped membrane with 0.16 wt% of doping level show highest value among the samples. In the Differential Scanning Calorimetry results, glass transition temperature increases with increasing the TiO2-content in the membrane. Storage modulus of dried TiO2-doped samples increases as increasing of amount of TiO2 in the samples, whereas storage modulus of hydrated samples are strongly related to level of water uptake. EIS measurements show that the conductivity of TiO2-doped IPMCs decreases with increasing the content of TiO2, in spite of internal resistance drop in the samples. Above all, bending displacements of TiO2-IPMCs is decreased as increase of TiO2-content in the samples, while blocking force of each sample is increased with increase of amount of TiO2.
Download or read book Characterization of a Low cost Millinewton Force Sensor for Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuators written by John Chiu and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) have become an area of interest in the past decade for their unique properties as actuators. Conventional IPMCs require the use of rare earth metals for electrodes making the fabrication of these materials expensive, time consuming to produce, and not suitable for large scale manufacturing. Due to the low actuational forces, in the millinewton scale, characterization of IPMCs is costly and often requires expensive force sensors and data acquisition (DAQ) systems. This thesis explores the capabilities of a low cost, two dimensional millinewton force sensor fabricated out of nitinol #1 wire and orthogonally mounted strain gauge pairs in half bridge configurations. An Arduino microcontroller based DAQ system and a modular test stand were developed to facilitate calibration of the force sensor and testing of IPMCs. The overall system cost, approximately $200 USD, was able to achieve a force resolution of 0.49 mN. Calibration of the force sensor was accomplished gravimetrically and the data was processed in an Arduino-LabVIEWTM interface. An ionic polymer-carbon composite (IPCC) fabrication concept was also developed that utilizes buckypaper (BP) electrodes, electrospun nanofibrous Nafion mats, and EMI-Tf ionic liquid for hydration. The IPCC concept has the potential to achieve faster actuation rates, larger deflections, and longer operations in air compared to IPMCs. The IPCC fabrication process developed takes a fraction of the time compared to conventional IPMC fabrication and can be applied to IPMC fabrication for production on an industrial scale."--Abstract.
