New Types of Artificial Muscles for Large Stroke and High Force Applications

Abstract

This three-year AFOSR sponsored project resulted in discovery of four fundamentally new types of artificial muscles, advancement of technology for carbon nanotube yarn spinning that is needed for muscle fabrication, and has enabled studies in closely related areas such as sound generation in air and water. New types of muscles were designed using carbon nanotube and graphene assemblies available from the University of Texas at Dallas and include Aerogel Muscles, Torsional and Tensile Yarn Muscles, Artificial Muscles Based on Polypyrrole Laminates and Graphene-based muscles. The studies were published in 14 high impact papers including three papers in Science magazine, two patent filings, highlighted in numerous news media articles and in TV shows. The new muscles might be deployed for such diverse applications as morphing air vehicles, autonomous robots, and intelligent aircraft surfaces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2012
Accession Number
ADA581884

Entities

People

  • Mikhail E. Kozlov
  • Ray H. Baughman

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fabrication
  • Fullerenes
  • Governments
  • Graphene
  • Information Operations
  • Materials Processing
  • National Governments
  • Standards
  • Underwater Sound

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Microelectronics