Title :
A Method to Characterize IPMC Membrane Sensor
Author :
Bonomo, Claudia ; Fortuna, Luigi ; Graziani, Salvatore ; Strazzeri, Salvatore ; Giannone, Pietro
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Catania Univ.
Abstract :
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs) are emerging materials used to realize motion sensors and actuators. In the former case by bending an IPMC membrane an electric signal is obtained, while in the latter case an electric input is able to cause the membrane to bend. Hence, it makes sense to investigate the opportunity to use IPMCs to build either actuators or sensors. Though a number of interesting properties have been described for such materials, few results have been obtained regarding their characterization. In this work, a new experimental setup to investigate IPMC behaviour as sensors is described and some results of the analysis of sensing properties of IPMCs strips are presented. In particular attention is focused on the influence of IPMC structure on the performance of the sensor and preliminary results concerning its life time are shows
Keywords :
composite materials; electric sensing devices; membranes; polymers; IPMC behaviour; IPMC membrane sensor; IPMC strips; IPMC structure; electric signal; ionic polymer metal composites; motion actuators; motion sensors; Actuators; Biomembranes; Composite materials; Inorganic materials; Mechanical sensors; Polymers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Strips; Voltage; IPMC; experimental setup; life time; sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2005. IMTC 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8879-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2005.1604182
