A methodology to establish a hysteresis model for trilayer conducting polymer actuators

Authors

Xiangjiang Wang, University Of South ChinaFollow
Gursel Alici, University of WollongongFollow
Chuc Huu Nguyen, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

81562

Publication Details

Wang, X., Alici, G. & Nguyen, C. Huu. (2013). A methodology to establish a hysteresis model for trilayer conducting polymer actuators. 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) (pp. 111-116). United States: IEEE.

Abstract

Conducting polymer actuators which are capable of operating in air or liquid media under low actuation voltages can be used as macro and micromanipulation devices. However, their positioning accuracy is adversely affected by their hysteresis nonlinearity. In this paper, we establish a Duhem hysteresis model for conducting polymer actuators, which is a rate-independent hysteresis model. The hysteresis model is experimentally identified and integrated with the linear transfer function of the actuator to build a more accurate actuator model.