• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.255-260
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• 2004

Existing flapping MAV which is driven by motors or the other materials, has various defects. For the settlement of the issue, flapping MAV wing actuator is developed by using ADE(Acrylic Dielectric Elastomer). In comparison with existing materials which drive flapping wing, ADE has advantages of light weight as well as sufficient force. In order that correct lift farce occurs at this actuator, it must require to control to approach given reference. So it is controlled to approach given displacement by using fuzzy algorithm and is verified through simulation.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.113-120
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• 2002

Electrostriction is the phenomenon that a material is strained due to Maxwell stress developed by the applied voltage. In many electrostrictive materials, especially polymeric elastomers can produce large deformation and force due to their low elastic modulus. In this study, polyurethanes and acrylic rubber with compliant electrodes were used as electrostrictive polymer(EP) actuator. Actuation characteristics of the EP actuators with different physical properties of dynamic modulus and dynamic dielectiric constant were analyzed under AC field. The classical laminate theory was also used to simulate the actuation process in relation to the geometry and the physical properties of the actuators.