1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00051550

Autore

Carr, Nicholas G.

Titolo

La gabbia di vetro : prigionieri dell'automazione / Nicholas Carr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Raffaello Cortina, 2015

Titolo uniforme

The glass cage

ISBN

9788860307453

Descrizione fisica

294 p. ; 23 cm

Collana

Scienza e idee

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Traduzione di Stefania Garassini, Giuseppe Romano

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779689403321

Titolo

Biomimetic robotic artificial muscles / / Kwang Jin Kim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, University of Nevada, Reno, USA, Xiaobo Tan, Michigan State University, USA, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Sungkyunkwan University, S. Korea, David Pugal, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hackensack] N.J., : World Scientific, c2013

New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2013]

�2013

ISBN

1-299-46224-3

981-4390-36-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

530.4/1

Soggetti

Biomimetics

Robots - Kinematics

Biomimetic materials

Muscles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Physical Principles of Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Manufacturing IPMC Materials; 2.3 IPMC Electrode Selection and Associated Electrode Models; 2.3.1 Palladium-buffered Pt electrodes; 2.3.1.1 Fabrication procedure; 2.3.1.2 Electrical and mechanical characteristics; 2.3.2 Electrode effect on mechanical and thermal behavior; 2.3.2.1 Results; 2.3.3 Electrode modeling; 2.3.3.1 Estimation of electrical properties; 2.3.3.2 Experiments for electrode control; 2.4 Actuation Behavior and Mechanism of IPMCs; 2.4.1 Back relaxation phenomenon

2.4.2 Electrochemical study of the IPMCs2.4.3 Low-temperature characteristics of IPMCs; 2.5 More Complex Configurations of IPMC Actuators; 2.5.1 Equivalent modeling of IPMCs based on beam theories; 2.5.2 3D full-scale physical model of patterned IPMCs; 2.5.3 IPMCs as linear actuators; 2.5.4 IPMC-based actuators in multi-layer configurations; 3. New IPMC Materials and Mechanisms; 3.1 Multi-Field Responsive IPMCs; 3.2 IPMCs Loaded with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes; 3.3 IPMCs Incorporating ZnO Thin Film; 3.4 A Self-oscillating IPMC; 3.4.1 Self-oscillating actuation of IPMC

3.4.1.1 Electrochemical oscillations on Pt electrode3.4.1.2 Electrochemical self-oscillating actuation of IPMCs; 3.4.2 Modeling the oscillating actuation; 3.4.2.1 Finite-element bending model of IPMC; 3.4.2.2 Modeling self-oscillations; 3.4.2.3 Summary; 4. A Systems Perspective on Modeling of Ionic Polymer- Metal Composites; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 A Physics-based, Control-oriented Model; 4.2.1 Dynamics-governing PDEs; 4.2.2 Impedance and actuation models; 4.2.2.1 Impedance model; 4.2.2.2 Actuation model and its reduction; 4.2.3 Experimental model validation

5.3.2 Model scalability5.4 Robust Adaptive Control of Conjugated Polymer Actuators; 5.4.1 Design of robust adaptive controller; 5.4.1.1 Model reduction; 5.4.1.2 Robust self-tuning regulator; 5.4.2 Experimental results; 5.5 Redox Level-dependent Admittance Model; 5.5.1 Model development; 5.5.2 Experimental model validation; 5.6 Nonlinear Elasticity-based Modeling of Large Bending Deformation; 5.6.1 Nonlinear mechanical model; 5.6.2 Experimental model validation; 5.7 Nonlinear Mechanics-Motivated Torsional Actuator; 5.7.1 Nonlinear mechanical model; 5.7.2 Actuator fabrication

5.7.3 Experimental results

Sommario/riassunto

Biomimetic Robotic Artificial Muscles presents a comprehensive up-to-date overview of several types of electroactive materials with a view of using them as biomimetic artificial muscles. The purpose of the book is to provide a focused, in-depth, yet self-contained treatment of recent advances made in several promising EAP materials. In particular, ionic polymer-metal composites, conjugated polymers, and dielectric elastomers are considered. Manufacturing, physical characterization, modeling, and control of the materials are presented. Namely, the book adopts a systems perspective to integrate