EPAMs
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Description of EPAMs
According to wikipedia: Electroactive Polymers, or EAPs, are polymers that exhibit a change in size or shape when stimulated by an electric field. The most common applications of this type of material are in actuators and sensors. A typical characteristic property of an EAP is that they will undergo a large amount of deformation while sustaining large forces. Most actuators are made of ceramic piezoelectric materials. While these materials are able to withstand large forces, they commonly will only deform a fraction of a percent. Another common application for EAPs is in the development of artificial muscles for robots. Hence, EAPs are often referred to as artificial muscles.
Video about EPAMs
- Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscle (EPAM) Spring Roll Actuator developed by SRI International. Learn more at Hizook.com -- by hizook
- Electroactive Polymer (EAP) eye created by Eamex. Learn more at Hizook.com -- by hizook
- Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscle (EPAM) Hexapod Robot created by SRI International. Learn more at Hizook.com -- by hizook
Keywords for EPAMs
Electroactive Polymers, Dielectric EAPs, Ferroelectric Polymers, Electrostrictive Graft Polymers, Liquid Crystalline Polymers, Electrorheological Fluid, Ionic, Stress-Strain Curve, Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA, Dielectric thermal analysis (DETA)
Books about electroactive polymers
More information about EPAMs
- Electroactive polymers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Artificial Muscles and Electroactive Polymers at JPL
- WW-EAP and Artificial Muscles
- ElectroActive Polymers - EAPs
- Electrochemistry Encyclopedia -- Electroactive polymers (EAP)
