The effect of IPMC parameters in electromechanical coefficient based on equivalent beam theory

Halime Didem Çilingir; Yusuf Menceloglu; Melih Papila

doi:10.1117/12.778391

10 April 2008 The effect of IPMC parameters in electromechanical coefficient based on equivalent beam theory

Halime Didem Çilingir, Yusuf Menceloglu, Melih Papila

Proceedings Volume 6927, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008; 69270L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778391
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

"Effective" electromechanical coupling coefficient for IPMC by equivalent bimorph beam model is studied. The collective effect of the membrane thickness and operating voltage is demonstrated by using a design of experiment of three and four levels of the two factors, respectively. Experiments and finite element analyses using MSC.NASTRAN are used to evaluate the tip displacement and the coupling coefficient for which approximations as function of the thickness and voltage are constructed. Initial curvature of the strips before electrical excitation is also shown to be a factor in "effective" coupling coefficient. A correction factor approach is proposed to include the effect of the preimposed curvature.

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Halime Didem Çilingir, Yusuf Menceloglu, and Melih Papila "The effect of IPMC parameters in electromechanical coefficient based on equivalent beam theory", Proc. SPIE 6927, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008, 69270L (10 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778391

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