Digital polymer motor for robotic applications

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Abstract

In this paper we present a packaged actuator to be applied for micro and macro robotic applications. The actuator is based on polymer dielectrics, and intrinsically has musclelike characteristics capable of performing motions such as forward/backward/controllable compliance. The actuator is featured in several aspects such as simplicity and lightness in weight, cost-effectiveness, multiple DOF-actuation, and digital interface. In this paper, its basic concepts are briefly introduced and the issues about design, fabrication and applications are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1857-1862
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Volume2
StatePublished - 2003
Event2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 14 Sep 200319 Sep 2003

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