Manufacturing Process for Patterned IPMC Actuator with Millimeter Thickness

摘要：

　　As a kind of soft actuation materials,Ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs),displaying an excellent capability of converting electrical energy to mechanical energy,are promising applications in robotics and medical devices.In this paper,we introduce a millimeter thickness IPMC actuator with a new patterned configuration.Firstly,a perfluorinated ion exchange membrane with millimeter thickness is fabricated by solution casting process.And then,in order to achieve complex deformation of IPMC actuator,a novel method that rapidly patterns the multiple electrodes and minimizes the damage of the membrane is developed.Finally,initial performances of thick patterned IPMC are measured and characterized by a visual system.The study reveals that multi degree of freedom (MDOF) deformation is implemented successfully by the IPMC with patterned configuration.

关键词： IPMC actuators casting membrane patterned electrode assembly bending and twistin

作者: Yanjie Wang Hualing Chen Yongquan Wang Jiayu Liu Dichen Li

作者单位: School of Mechanical Engineering Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, 710049, PRC School of Mechanical Engineering Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, 710049, PRC;State Key Laboratory

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2013 International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing(2013装配与制造国际专题会议)

会议地点: 西安

会议语种:英文

页码: 235-239

在线出版日期: 2013-07-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）