Closed loop performance of polypyrrole linear contractile actuators

Conducting polymer actuators such as polypyrrole can generate stresses over 10 times larger than skeletal muscle and have typical repeatable strains between 1% and 12%, making them potential candidates for lightweight, low-cost, robotic applications. Polypyrrole linear actuators under closed loop co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paster, Eli Travis, Ruddy, Bryan P., Pillai, Priam V., Hunter, Ian
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78639
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8251-5432