NASA

OFFICE OF ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGY

TELEROBOTICS PROGRAM

QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT, JANUARY, 1996

Prepared for: David Lavery, Program Manager

Approved by: Charles Weisbin, TRIWG Co-Chairman

TASK: Low Mass Muscle Actuators

  • MILESTONE: 
    *  i-PMMA, which was reported to have a very high electrostictive coefficient, will be tested to 
   form a baseline (April 96).
*  Develop methods of introducing electrodes to produce actuators (July 96)
*  Investigate alternative ESP actuaotrs (Aug. 96)
*  Analyze muscle Configurations to effectively harvest ESP actuation capability (Aug. 96)
*  A selected muscle mechanism will be produce to demonstate a 1-DoF arm with ESP actuator (Sept. 96)
  • ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 
    *  A series of potential constituents for efficient ESP material were selected.
*  A new family of ESP material consisting of Perflurinated Solfonic Acid.

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