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In this paper, we present a wireless powering system for Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMCs). The need
for technological advancements towards the realization of hovering flight and swimming in biological systems
motivates the system design. We demonstrate IPMC wireless powering through radio frequency magnetically
coupled coils and ad hoc power electronics for low frequency IPMC actuation. We identify the parameters of
the circuit components describing the resonantly coupled coils. We analyze the power transfer from the external
power source to the receiver at the IPMC and compare the actuation performance of the IPMC in the wireless
and wired configurations.
Karl Abdelnour,Adam Stinchcombe,Maurizio Porfiri,Jun Zhang, andStephen Childress
"Bio-inspired hovering and locomotion via wirelessly powered
ionic polymer metal composites", Proc. SPIE 7975, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication, 79750R (23 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881737
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Karl Abdelnour, Adam Stinchcombe, Maurizio Porfiri, Jun Zhang, Stephen Childress, "Bio-inspired hovering and locomotion via wirelessly powered ionic polymer metal composites," Proc. SPIE 7975, Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication, 79750R (23 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881737