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Dynamic Property Characterization Of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (Ipmc), Prashanth Reddy Duvvuru Kamakshi
Dynamic Property Characterization Of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (Ipmc), Prashanth Reddy Duvvuru Kamakshi
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In this thesis dynamic properties of Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) is studied. The ionic polymer (IPMC) is made out of a high polymer gel film whose surface is plated with platinum. This ionic polymer finds its application in future as artificial muscle. Analytical modeling method for both single and segmented ionic polymer which can exhibit varying curvature along the polymer was introduced. This segmented ionic polymer can generate more flexible propulsion compared with a single strip ionic polymer where only forward propulsion can be generated by a simple oscillatory bending motion. It is well known in biomimetic system research …