Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) Artificial Muscles in Underwater Environments: Review of Actuation, Sensing, Contro
In the field of soft robotics, ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) have shown great promise in the advancement of bioinspired actuators and sensors. Their affinity for use in aqueous environments, as well as their low-driving voltages (
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inspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems
Bioinspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems
Derek A. Paley • Norman M. Wereley Editors
Bioinspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems
Editors Derek A. Paley Department of Aerospace Engineering and Institute for Systems Research University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA
Norman M. Wereley Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA
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Foreword
Aquatic animals occupy a wide range of niches in the ocean and shore, including the ocean depths, and have evolved a wide range of mechanisms for propulsion, manipulation, and bio-sensing to enable them to thrive in environments that are challenging for human technology. If we are able to extract the principles of sensorimotor control, biomechanics, and fluid dynamics of underwater propulsion and control in aquatic organisms and translate these principles of nature into technological capabilities, this would have the potential to exceed current engineering practice and enable animallike agility, maneuverability, and manipulator dexterity in future autonomous underwater systems. This is a propitious time for engineering such bioinspired systems, because we are on the verge of creating soft matter that can emulate the diverse capabilities of flexible appendages of living organisms and accomplish tasks that are not practical for rigid robots. Robotics systems have the potential to be transfo
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