Biologically inspired technology using electroactive polymers (EAP)

Yoseph Bar-Cohen

doi:10.1117/12.657514

16 March 2006 Biologically inspired technology using electroactive polymers (EAP)

Yoseph Bar-Cohen

Proceedings Volume 6168, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); 616803 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657514
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Evolution allowed nature to introduce highly effective biological mechanisms that are incredible inspiration for innovation. Humans have always made efforts to imitate nature's inventions and we are increasingly making advances that it becomes significantly easier to imitate, copy, and adapt biological methods, processes and systems. This brought us to the ability to create technology that is far beyond the simple mimicking of nature. Having better tools to understand and to implement nature's principles we are now equipped like never before to be inspired by nature and to employ our tools in far superior ways. Effectively, by bio-inspiration we can have a better view and value of nature capability while studying its models to learn what can be extracted, copied or adapted. Using electroactive polymers (EAP) as artificial muscles is adding an important element to the development of biologically inspired technologies. This paper reviews the various aspects of the field of biomimetics and the role that EAP plays and the field outlook.

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Yoseph Bar-Cohen "Biologically inspired technology using electroactive polymers (EAP)", Proc. SPIE 6168, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), 616803 (16 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657514

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