The authors are grateful for the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 50705043, 51175251, 61161120323), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK2011734), the Funding for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in NUAA (Grant No: BCXJ11-06), and the Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education (Grant No: CXLX 11_0178).
Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC) can be used as an electrically activated actuator, which has been widely used in artificial muscles, bionic robotic actuators, and dynamic sensors since it has the advantages of ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50705043, 50805076, 50975140)
Ionic polymer metal composites (IPMCs), a new kind of electro-active polymer, can be used for micro robotic actuators, artificial muscles and dynamic sensors. However, IPMC actuators have the major drawbacks of a low ...
supported by the Funding for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BCXJ10-10);the National Hi-Tech Research & Development Program of China (2007AA04Z201);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60910007, 50705043, 50975140 and 30700068)
The study of the movement behavior of geckos on a vertical surface, including the measurement and recording of the reaction forces as they move in different directions, plays an important role in understanding the mec...
Acknowledgement The authors thank the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50705043, 60535020 and 60910007).
Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite (IPMC) is a new electro-active polymer, which has the advantages of light weight, flexibility, and large stroke with low driving voltage. Because of these features, IPMC can be applied ...
Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2007AA04Z201);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60535020, 30700068 and 50705043)
Because of their outstanding climbing and motor coordination ability, geckos have provided the basis for a peculiar bionic model leading to the development of a geckorobot. A three-dimensional locomotion observation s...