• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회A
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• pp.1254-1258
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• 2007

Electro-active polymer (EAP), one of the smart materials, is a new alternative offering ultra-precise movements and bio-compatibility. We present the results of the design, fabrication, and performance evaluation of a fabricated diaphragm-type polymer actuator using segmented polyurethane(SPU). This paper illustrates the relationship between the elastic modulus and maximum deflection as a key property of the Maxwell stress effect and also presents the relationship between the dielectric constant and maximum deflection as a key property of the electrostriction effect, especially in polymer actuators using SPU. A diaphragm-type actuator was used to induce an equation of the vertically distributed load by using a fully clamped circular plate as the boundary condition. To verify the equation, the results were compared to the data measured from load cell. In the near future, a low-cost check valves and bio-robot can be applied by its actuators.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.180-187
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• 2005

This paper is focused on the development of the flexible electrode for disc-type polymer actuators using Segmented Polyurethane(SPU). This paper consists of two parts. The one is about the mechanical property such as elastic modulus. these parameters mainly affect behaviors of polymer actuators and the other is about the electro-chemical property such as the surface resistance of the composite electrode affects the strength of electrostatic force, results in the deformation of polymer actuators. The Young's modulus was measured by UTM. As result, by increasing the modulus of a body of polymer actuators, the maximum displacement of polymer actuators are decreased. The surface resistance of the electrode was measured by 4 point probe system. Compared with the conductive silver grease, the displacement of polymer actuators using carbon black(CB) composite electrodes is comparably small but CB composite electrode should be the practical approach for the improvement of the performance of all-solid actuators, compared with another types of electrode materials.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.285-290
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• 2004

Electro-active polymer, one of smart materials, is a new alternative technology, which can get an ultra precision movements and bio-compatibilty. This paper presents the relationship between elastic modulus and maximum deflection as a key property of maxwell stress effects and also presents the relationship between dielectric constant and maximum deflection as a key property of electro-striction effects in disc-type actuators using segmented PU. To induce equation about distributed load of a disc, we use boundary condition of fully clamped circular plate and to obtain design parameters of a micro-fluidics system, CFD simulation is performed.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 폴리우레탄 합성반응의 특성을 수정진동자 분석기(QCA)의 공진주파수와 공진저항을 동시에 측정하여 분석하였다. 폴리우레탄 합성반응 초기에 생성된 폴리우레탄이 자동촉매반응을 일으켜 공진주파수가 급격히 감소한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 프리폴리머(prepolymer, PP) 합성반응에서는 어느 순간 급속히 공진주파수가 감소하다 서서히 안정화되었다. 사슬연장제가 첨가된 세그먼티드 폴리우레탄(segmented polyurethane, SPU) 합성반응에서는 어느 순간 공진주파수가 급속히 감소하다가 다시 증가하였다. 이는 소프트세그먼트(soft segment, SS)에 사슬연장제인 1, 4-butandiol이 반응하여 하드세그먼트(hard segment, HS)로 변화됨으로써 강직한 HS 분자구조의 생성에 따라 공진주파수가 증가하였다고 생각된다. 또한 공진저항은 각각의 메카니즘을 해석하는데 사용하였다. 본 연구 결과, 폴리우레탄의 반응특성을 수정진동자 분석기(QCA)를 이용함으로써 온라인 분석할 수 있었으며, 반응메카니즘을 해석할 수 있었다.