Viscoelastic model of IPMC actuators

V. Vunder; A. Punning; A. Aabloo

doi:10.1117/12.2009623

9 April 2013 Viscoelastic model of IPMC actuators

V. Vunder, A. Punning, A. Aabloo

Proceedings Volume 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013; 868723 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009623
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

One of the constraining properties of the IPMC actuators is their back-relaxation. An excited IPMC actuator, instead of holding its bent state, relaxes back towards its initial shape even when the exciting signal is a DC voltage. This behavior is reported by many authors and is usually explained with diffusion of water back, or out of the electrodes. However, a non-traditional approach to the well-known elements of the traditional viscoelastic schemes – spring and damper – results with a qualitatively new model of viscoelasticity. This mechanical analogy of viscoelastic behavior elucidates the naturalness of the back-relaxation behavior of the actuators. The model is described by a system of PDEs and gives an intuitive and accurate charge-deflection correlation with back-relaxation included. The experiments carried out with actuators of different shapes show excellent accordance with the model.

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V. Vunder, A. Punning, and A. Aabloo "Viscoelastic model of IPMC actuators", Proc. SPIE 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013, 868723 (9 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009623

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