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http://dx.doi.org/10.5369/JSST.2003.12.3.112

Fabrication of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Actuator and Application to Moving Mechanism  

Lee, Seung-Ki (School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Dankook Univ.)
Lee, Sang-Jo (School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Dankook Univ.)
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Journal of Sensor Science and Technology / v.12, no.3, 2003 , pp. 112-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
The composite of ionic polymer and metal has been fabricated and used for actuators. Platinum is deposited by electroless plating method onto the both sides of ionic polymer where ac voltage is applied. This results in the bending motion of a beam type actuator. In this paper, the fabrication method of ionic polymer-metal composite has been explained and the moving mechanism has been fabricated and measured using the ionic polymer-metal composite actuator. The moving mechanism is wireless type and the power is supplied through the rail electrodes in base plate. The maximum speed of the moving mechanism was about 24cm/min.
Keywords
IPMC; Polymer Actuator; Moving mechnism;
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