• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1601-1623
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• 2015

Electroactive polymers have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their sensing and actuating properties which make them a material of choice for a wide range of applications including sensors, biomimetic robots, and biomedical micro devices. This paper presents an effective modeling strategy for nonlinear large deformation (small strains and moderate rotations) dynamic analysis of polymer actuators. Considering that the complicated electro-chemo-mechanical dynamics of these actuators is a drawback for their application in functional devices, establishing a mathematical model which can effectively predict the actuator's dynamic behavior can be of paramount importance. To effectively predict the actuator's dynamic behavior, a comprehensive mathematical model is proposed correlating the input voltage and the output bending displacement of polymer actuators. The proposed model, which is based on the rigid finite element (RFE) method, consists of two parts, namely electrical and mechanical models. The former is comprised of a ladder network of discrete resistive-capacitive components similar to the network used to model transmission lines, while the latter describes the actuator as a system of rigid links connected by spring-damping elements (sdes). Both electrical and mechanical components are validated through experimental results.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.380-384
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• 2005

Sodium montmoillonite 혹은 sodium montmorillonite가 삽입된 macromer의 존재 하에서 fluoroalkyl methacrylate와 아크릴산을 라디칼 공중합하여 불소화 아크릴계 이온성 고분자/sodium montmorillonite 복합재료를 제조하고, 이들의 X-선 회절 특성, 인장물성, 수분흡수율 등 물리적 성질을 조사하였다. 또, 이들을 이용하여 이온성 고분자-백금 복합재료(IPMC)를 제조하여 수 볼트의 외부 전위에 의한 전류 흐름 및 변위 거동을 측정한 결과, sodium montmorillonite가 이온의 이동을 방해하여 전류 및 변위량의 감소를 초래함을 관찰하였다.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.245-245
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• 2006

Recent studies of single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)/polyimide nanocomposites indicate that these materials have a potential to provide the combination of structural integrity and sensing/actuation capability. This study shows the effect of the SWNT type and concentration on the dipole orientation and piezoelectric properties of the electroactive polymide nanocomposites using a thermally stimulated current (TSC) spectroscopy. These nanocomposites exhibit very thermally stable piezoelectric properties up to $150^{\circ}C$. This presentation will highlight the dipole orientation and electroactive characteristics of the SWNT/polyimide nanocomposites and discuss their potential multifunctional aerospace applications.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.167-167
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• 2006

Photo-/electroactive donor-acceptor (D-A) chromophores were synthesized and investigated for energy- and electron-transfer (ET/eT) properties, for which the chromophores are supramolecularly integrated by encapsulation with helical amylose, rendering the chromophores aggregation-free and rigidified along the helical axis and thus, a remarkably enhanced fluorescence intensity. Fluorescence quenching studies indicated that the helical encapsulation gives the ET/eT a clear D-A distance dependence unlike with the encapsulation-free counterparts, being reflected in their florescence decay profile. Another notable difference is that the helical supramolecule of the chromophores forms a perpendicularly oriented self-assembly. Transport behavior in the solid state will be also discussed.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2019

The properties of Electroactive Polymer (EAP) materials are attracting the attention of engineers and scientists from many different disciplines. From the point-of-view of robotics, Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMC) belong to the most developed group of the EAP class. To allow effective design of IPMC-actuated mechanisms with large induced strains, it is necessary to have adequate analytical tools for predicting the behavior of IPMC actuators as well as simulating their response as part of prototyping methodologies. This paper presents a novel IPMC motor construction. To simulate the bending behavior that is the dominant phenomenon of motor movement process, a nonlinear model is used. To accomplish the motor design, the IPMC model was identified via a series of experiments. In the proposed model, the curvature output and current transient fields accurately track the measured responses, which is verified by measurements. In this research, a three-dimensional Finite Element Method (FEM) model of the IPMC motor, composed of IPMC actuators, simultaneously determines the mechanical and electrical characteristics of the device and achieves reliable analysis results. The principle of the proposed drive and the output signals are illustrated in this paper. The proposed modelling approach can be used to design a variety of controllers and motors for effective micro-robotic applications, where soft and complex motion are required.

• Composites Research
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.242-247
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• 2014

전기활성고분자의 종류 중 하나인 유전성 탄성체의 거동에 대응할 수 있는 유연전극 제조에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 전도성 고분자(PEDOT:PSS)에 가소제 역할을 하는 자이리톨(Xylitol)을 첨가하여 기계적 특성을 평가하였다. 자이리톨을 첨가한 전극의 유연성을 확인하기 위해 실리콘 시편에 전극을 도포하여 인장시험을 수행하였다. 자이리톨을 70 wt% 첨가한 조건에서 연신률이 크게 증가함을 확인하였고 실리콘 거동에 큰 영향을 미치지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 전극과 실리콘의 접착성을 향상시키기 위해 표면조도가 다른 실리콘 필름을 제작하였으며 사포 #120으로 처리한 시편에서 실리콘 필름과 전극의 접착성이 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.512-516
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• 2013

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.276-279
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• 2011

약밀려남/잡아당김/급냉각의 연속적인 압출 공정을 이용하여 대면적 불화 고분자 막을 제작하였다. 제안한 방법으로 형성된 불화 고분자 박막은 $C_i=2.9\;nF/cm^2$의 전기용량밀도가 측정되었고, 1kHz에서의 ${\varepsilon}_r$=56의 높은 유전상수를 나타내었다. $1.5406{\AA}$의 파장에서 Bruker AXS X-ray 회절분석기를 통해 $18.0^{\circ}$에서 최고점을 나타내어 전기변형 성능에 적합한 ${\beta}$ 상태를 확인하였다. 본 연구는 넓은 면적의 인공근육에 응용 가능한 전기변형 불화고분자막의 새로운 박막 형성 기술로 이용될 수 있다.

• 폴리머
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 바이오칩 등에 응용 가능한 전도성 고분자 필름을 제조하기 위해 3-triophene acetic acid을 선택하여, 쉽게 전기적으로 산화되어 전기적 활성을 나타내는 고분자들을 형성하였다. 3-Thiophene acetic acid에 있는 카르복실기의 보호기들은 solid state에서 쉽게 제거되어질 수 있고, 그 결과 반응성 카르복실기가 전기적 활성을 나타내는 고분자 표면 위에 재생되어질 수 있었다. 즉, 카르복실기의 보호를 통한 전기중합과 뒤이은 보호기의 제거로 반응성인 카르복실기를 갖는 새로운 고분자 담체를 제조할 수 있었고, 기존의 방법으로 합성한 macromonomer를 필름 표면에 도입하여 전기적 활성을 나타내며 동시에 고분자 전해질이 도입된 전도성 고분자 필름을 얻었다. 합성한 전도성 단량체들과 macromonomer의 도입여부는 FT-IR과 $^1H-NMR$ 및 ESCA측정으로 확인하였고, 전극표면에 형성된 필름들의 형태는 SEM을 통해서 관찰하였다. 전기적 활성은 cyclic voltammogram(CV)을 통하여 확인하였으며, 얻어진 고분자 필름들은 0.7~0.9 V의 영역에서 전형적인 poly(3-alkylthiophene)의 전기 화학적 거동을 나타내었다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1225-1228
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• 2004

Principles and mechanism of energy transduction of dielectric polymer materials are well known from the various smart material related publications. However their introduction to industrial actuator applications is limited mainly due to difficulties guarantee controllability and reliability. Most of the previous publications have elaborates energy transduction physics of chunk of polymer while development of construction methods for feasible actuators made of the material is rarely proposed. In the present article, a conceptual design of multi-DOF linear polymer actuator construction that is to be controllable with moderate level of control work os introduced. In addition, numerical models that are developed with a unified energy based approach are presented not only for basic working mechanism analysis of the polymetric soft actuator but for providing analytical foundation to expend the concept toward design of multi-DOF actuator controls.