| Budget Amount *help |
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥7,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,740,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In order to develop a soft actuator using PVC gel that have properties equivalent to those of living muscle, we searched for flexible electrodes and the actuator characteristics were improved. By using the carbon black containing PVC for the flexible electrode, the effect of stabilizing the characteristics and lowering the applied voltage was confirmed. Moreover, the composition adjustment of a plasticizer and lamination comparison of an actuator were implemented, and the improvement of the displacement amount was performed by increasing the plasticizer content and the number of stacked layers.
From the above, we could establish the basic technology for improving the characteristics of the developed soft actuator.
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