2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Modeling of ion-conducting gel actuator considering substantial motion and control of distribution of internal stress
Project/Area Number |
12650229
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Dynamics/Control
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Research Institution | Kobe University |
Principal Investigator |
TADOKORO Satoshi Kobe University, Faculty of Engineering, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (40171730)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OGURO Keisuke Osaka National Research Institute, Dept. of Energy and Environmental Materials, Director, エネルギー環境材料部, 室長(研究職)
HATTORI Motofumi Kobe University, Faculty of Engineering, Research Associate, 工学部, 助手 (00252792)
TAKAMORI Toshi Kobe University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (10031098)
OHTSUBO Yoshikazu Kinki University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, 理工学部, 助手 (90257973)
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Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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Keywords | 軟体ロボット / ソフトメカニクス / 高分子ゲルアクチュエータ / ICPFアクチュエータ / IPMC / モデリング / 機構設計 / 制御系設計 |
Research Abstract |
The objective of this research is (1) modeling for design and control on the basis of ionic migration (modeling of distributed internal stress caused by ionic migration by electric field, motion and diffusion of water molecules, swelling and contraction by water content, electrostatic force, lateral strain, conformation change), and (2) design of electric field patterns (design of electric field patterns and control of internal stress distribution). Research results are summarized as below. 1) Electrochemical modeling of migration of sodium ions and motion and diffusion of water 2) Modeling of momentum effect, swelling and contraction by water, electrostatic force, and conformation change 3) Modeling of visco-elasticity by FEM 4) Modeling of lateral strain caused by deviation of sulfonic ions 5) Stable numerical solution of theoretical equations using method of finite difference 6) Development of simulation programs and relation with FEM software 7) Identification of viscoelastic parameters and swelling ratio by experiments 8) Verification by comparison of simulation results with experimental results (qualitative effectiveness was verified) 9) Design of electric field patterns and electrode locations for traveling wave on PVA-DMSO gel actuator 10) Development of masking technique for electrode pattern fabrication on ICPF surface 11) Experimental verification of traveling wave by control of internal stress distribution
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Research Products
(14 results)