First steps in modeling thermal actuation of twisted polymer actuators using virgin material properties

Keyphrases

• 2D Model 20%
• Actuation 40%
• Actuator 40%
• Actuator Characterization 20%
• Annealing 40%
• Artificial muscle 20%
• Axial Stiffness 20%
• Coiled Polymer Actuator 20%
• D2 Analysis 20%
• Drawn Polymer Fibers 20%
• Environmental Chamber 20%
• Fabrication Methods 20%
• Fiber Configuration 20%
• Fiber Length 40%
• Length-based 20%
• Longitudinal Stress 20%
• Low Shear 20%
• Material Properties 100%
• Miniature Robot 20%
• Multi-axis 20%
• Muscle System 20%
• Nylon 20%
• Polymer Actuator 100%
• Polymer Fibers 20%
• Prosthesis 20%
• Relative Direction 20%
• Rheometer 20%
• Shear Stiffness 20%
• Technology Capability 20%
• Tensile Actuator 20%
• Thermal Actuation 100%
• Thermal Expansion 20%
• Thermally Induced 40%
• Torsional Actuator 40%
• Twist Angle 20%
• Twisted Fiber 20%
• Twisted Polymers 100%
• Two Dimensional Model 20%
• Untwist 40%
• Untwisting 20%
• Virgin Material 100%
• Work Capability 20%

Engineering

• Actuation 100%
• Anisotropic 33%
• Artificial Muscle 33%
• Axial Stiffness 33%
• Dimensional Model 33%
• Environmental Chambers 33%
• Experimental Result 66%
• Fibre Length 66%
• Individual Layer 33%
• Longitudinal Stress 33%
• Polymer Fiber 66%
• Prosthetics 33%
• Rheometer 33%
• Shear Stiffness 33%
• Tensiles 33%
• Two Dimensional 33%

Material Science

• Actuator 100%
• Annealing 10%
• Materials Property 100%
• Thermal Expansion 10%