Tesis doctoral de Jordi Brufau Penella
This thesis focuses on the use of smart materials in microbiotic applications. The materials used are the piezoelectric ceramics, the piezoelectric polymers and the fonic polymer metalcomposites «fpmc». first of all in this thesis the use of piezoelectric polymers and ionic polymers as materials for motion control of microrobots is studied. The first application regards the use of piezopolymers as the legs and tool of a mm3 insect-like microrobot. The second application regards the development of a control system for controlling themotion of an fpmc underwater actuator. in the second part of this thesis the use of piezoelectric ceramics and fonic polymers to harvest power from mechanical vibrations is studied. An electronic circuit is designed to optimally store the harvested energy.
Datos académicos de la tesis doctoral «Smart materials for microrobotics: motion control and power harvesting«
- Título de la tesis: Smart materials for microrobotics: motion control and power harvesting
- Autor: Jordi Brufau Penella
- Universidad: Barcelona
- Fecha de lectura de la tesis: 30/01/2009
Dirección y tribunal
- Director de la tesis
- Manel Puig Vidal
- Tribunal
- Presidente del tribunal: josep Samitier marti
- theodore Laopoulus (vocal)
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