Nonlinear modeling and control of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel actuators

M Al-Rubaiai, X Qi, Z Frank, R Tsuruta… - IEEE/ASME …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gels represent a novel type of electroactive polymer actuators with
a number of appealing characteristics, including low cost, high compliance, large strain …

PVC gel smart sensor for robotics sensing applications: an experimental and finite element simulation study

MA Sharif - Engineering Research Express, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Research is now being done on soft electroactive polymers (EAPs), such as polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) gel, as an example, for use in soft robotics and smart sensors. Although the …

Emergence of chaos in an electroactive artificial muscle PVC gel under state-varying electromechanical parameters

B Luo, Y Xiao, Z Chen, K Zhu, H Lu - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2024 - Elsevier
The deformation mechanism of artificial muscle materials based on the natural method has
always been one of the frontier topics in the field of biophysics. Electroactive PVC gel is a …

Deformation theory and nonlinear dynamic behavior of PVC gel actuators

Z Du, B Luo, Z Chen, M Zhu, K Zhu… - Journal of Physics D …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gel generates complex nonlinear vibration behavior under an
alternating current voltage excitation, which has potential application as a dynamic …