Charge modeling of ionic polymer-metal composites for dynamic curvature sensing

Yousef Bahramzadeh; Mohsen Shahinpoor

doi:10.1117/12.880652

28 March 2011 Charge modeling of ionic polymer-metal composites for dynamic curvature sensing

Yousef Bahramzadeh, Mohsen Shahinpoor

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Proceedings Volume 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011; 79761P (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880652
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A curvature sensor based on Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) is proposed and characterized for sensing of curvature variation in structures such as inflatable space structures in which using low power and flexible curvature sensor is of high importance for dynamic monitoring of shape at desired points. The linearity of output signal of sensor for calibration, effect of deflection rate at low frequencies and the phase delay between the output signal and the input deformation of IPMC curvature sensor is investigated. An analytical chemo-electro-mechanical model for charge dynamic of IPMC sensor is presented based on Nernst-Planck partial differential equation which can be used to explain the phenomena observed in experiments. The rate dependency of output signal and phase delay between the applied deformation and sensor signal is studied using the proposed model. The model provides a background for predicting the general characteristics of IPMC sensor. It is shown that IPMC sensor exhibits good linearity, sensitivity, and repeatability for dynamic curvature sensing of inflatable structures.

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Yousef Bahramzadeh and Mohsen Shahinpoor "Charge modeling of ionic polymer-metal composites for dynamic curvature sensing", Proc. SPIE 7976, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2011, 79761P (28 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880652

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