Propellant-actuated power devic

Encycl, under Cartridges and Cartridge-Actuated Devices (CAD s), called Propellant Actuated Devices (PAD s) by US Ordnance Corps and Power Cartridges by USNaval-... 

Studies of Thermal Resistant Propellants for Power Actuated Devices , PATR 1182 (1963) (Limited Dist not used in this article)... 

Explosive Actuator, Linear. A self-contained power transmitting device designed to convert chemical energy into controlled mechanical force in the form of linear mechanical movement. It is comprised essentially of a piston, propellant chge, electrical bridge wire and contacts enclosed in a housing (Ref 38b, pp 3-4, Actuator, Explosive, Linear)... 

In this chapter, we extend and apply the results on EAP materials and models to a few device and robotic applications. A robotic fish propelled by an IPMC caudal fin is first considered in Section 9.1. The use of IPMC for low-frequency energy harvesters is studied in Section 9.2. The design of an IPMC-enabled valveless pump is discussed in Section 9.3. We then present a novel micropump actuated by conjugated polymer petals, supported by both analytical and experimental results. Finally, in Section 9.5 we investigate the design, prototyping, and control of a robotic finger powered by dielectric elastomer actuators. 

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