Axial Motion Characterization of a Helical Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator and Its Application in 3-DOF Micro-Parallel Platforms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication
- Cut the commercial membrane Nafion-117 into a strip;
- Deposit platinum nanoparticles on both surfaces of the Nafion membrane by electroless plating to obtain an IPMC strip [31];
- Coil the IPMC strip in a prepared mold with helix grooves, and put a Teflon tube outside the mold to prevent the IPMC strip from expanding outward and releasing from the mold;
- Immerse the mold in deionized water at 90 °C for 5 h;
- Remove the helical IPMC from the mold.
2.3. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Actuation Behaviors
3.2. Displacement Characteristics
3.3. Force Characteristics
3.4. Electric Current Characteristics
3.5. Electrochemical Characteristics
4. Modeling and Simulation
4.1. Mass Transfer Model
4.2. Hygroscopic Swelling Model
4.3. Boundary and Initial Conditions
4.4. Model Parameters and Meshing
4.5. Data Analysis and Model Verification
5. Application to a 3-DOF Micro-Parallel Platform
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Diameter (mm) | Pitch (mm) | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Weight (mg) |
---|---|---|---|---|
5.00 | 6.47 | 20.09 | 1.49 | 20.2 |
Variable/Constant | Value and Unit |
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Faraday constant, F | 96,485.332 C/mol |
Mobility, μ | s·mol/kg |
Diffusion coefficient, D | m2/s |
Charge number, z | 1 |
Permittivity of Nafion membrane, ε | F/m |
Concentration of anions, C0 | 1000 mol·m3 |
Absolute temperature, T | 293 K |
Young’s modulus of IPMC, EIPMC | 0.5 GPa |
Poisson’s ratio of IPMC, νIPMC | 0.487 |
Density of IPMC, ρIPMC | 2600 kg/m3 |
Molar mass of cations, M | 0.0789 kg/mol |
Hygroscopic swelling coefficient, βh | m3/kg |
Amplitude of applied voltage, A | 1 V, 2 V, 3 V |
Frequency of applied voltage, f | 0.25 Hz, 0.5 Hz, 1 Hz |
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Wu, Y.; Yu, M.; He, Q.; Vokoun, D.; Yin, G.; Xu, X.; Lyu, P. Axial Motion Characterization of a Helical Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator and Its Application in 3-DOF Micro-Parallel Platforms. Actuators 2021, 10, 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/act10100248
Wu Y, Yu M, He Q, Vokoun D, Yin G, Xu X, Lyu P. Axial Motion Characterization of a Helical Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator and Its Application in 3-DOF Micro-Parallel Platforms. Actuators. 2021; 10(10):248. https://doi.org/10.3390/act10100248
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Yuwei, Min Yu, Qingsong He, David Vokoun, Guoxiao Yin, Xianrui Xu, and Pengfei Lyu. 2021. "Axial Motion Characterization of a Helical Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Actuator and Its Application in 3-DOF Micro-Parallel Platforms" Actuators 10, no. 10: 248. https://doi.org/10.3390/act10100248