IONIC POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITE AS SENSOR AND ACTUATOR: APPLICATION IN MOTION CONTROL

Projektinformationen

ISAMCO

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 505275

Startdatum 1 Januar 2004

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2006

Finanziert unter

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Gesamtkosten € 1 059 542,00

EU-Beitrag € 684 207,00

Koordiniert durch

CONSORZIO CATANIA RICERCHE
Italy

Ziel

The project proposal aims at fabricating an innovative material that is Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC), in order to develop prototypes of an artificial muscle and of emotion sensor. To reach the aforesaid objectives, all Participants will conduct a series of theoretical researches and experimental analysis. Imps bend, if a voltage misapplied across their thickness and, vice versa, they generate a voltage signal if mechanically deformed, quasi-statically or dynamically. It is quite evident the possibility to overwork these properties to build both motion actuators and sensors. This kind of materials has a big potentiality in several application fields, such as robotics, biomedical, aerospace, safety and surveillance.
Nevertheless, at the moment those applications are limited by the poor knowledge of the mechanisms, which are involved in the actuation and sensing operative modes, the lack of models able to describe the material behaviour. Comparing this type of materials with other existing ones, such as Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) or Pies Electric Materials (PZT), Epics are lighter, cane activated by low voltage (few volts compared to hundreds of volts of PZT), as a good low frequency response (up to a minimum of hundreds of kHz) and can be produced without using toxic elements, such as Ni, Cod, Pub.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › composites
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• engineering and technology › civil engineering › structural engineering › earthquake engineering
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › robotics

Schlüsselbegriffe

• actuator

Programm/Programme

• FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Thema/Themen

• NMP-2002-3.4.2.3-1 - New materials by design

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

FP6-2002-NMP-1
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Finanzierungsplan

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Koordinator

CONSORZIO CATANIA RICERCHE

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Beteiligte (5)

BIOPHY RESEARCH, SA

Frankreich

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• Adresse: ZAC St CHARLES ; FUVEAU
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DEIMOS SPACE SL

Spanien

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• Adresse: Ronda de Poniente,19 ; TRES CANTOS (MADRID)
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DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA ELETTRONICA E DEI SISTEMI

Italien

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• Adresse: Viale Andrea Doria 6 ; CATANIA
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ROBOSOFT SA

Frankreich

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• Adresse: Technopole d'Izarbel' ; BIDART
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UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

Vereinigtes Königreich

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• Adresse: Woodhouse Lane ; LEEDS,WEST YORSHIRE
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