大武美保子．研究の市民参加で科学技術と社会が面白くなる，2008年新春展望，Biotechnology Japan，2008.1.4.

IEEE Japan Council Women in Engineering affinity group was officially established May 2, 2005. This is the first WIE affinity group in Japan.

フジサンケイ　ビジネスアイ（日本工業新聞社）

TRIZ入門―思考の法則性を使ったモノづくりの考え方 実際の設計選書
ビクター・R. フェイ (著), 畑村 洋太郎 (著), ユージン・I. リビン (著), 実際の設計研究会 (著), Victor R. Fey (原著), Eugene I. Rivin (原著)
単行本（ソフトカバー）: 184 p ; サイズ(cm): 21 x 15
出版社: 日刊工業新聞社 ; ISBN: 4526041114 ; (1997/12)

Bibliography:
Mihoko Otake,
Electroactive Polymer Gel Robots
Modelling and Control of Artificial Muscles
Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, Vol. 59
1st Edition., 2009, Approx. 250 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-540-23955-0

Explores fundamental methods for deformable robots consisting of electroactive polymer, a promising material for artificial muscles

Abstract:
The monograph written by Mihoko Otake combines ideas from chemistry and physics, material science and engineering for the revolutionary development of the so-called gel robots. Electroactive polymers are introduced to build new types of muscular-like actuation for deformable robots. The coverage spans from modelling and design to the development, control and experimental testing. A number of methods are proposed for describing the shapes and motions of such systems. The results are demonstrated for beam-shaped gels curling around an object and starfish-shaped gel robots turning over.

Written for >> Research

Keywords >> Design of Deformable Machines - Modelling of Functional Materials - Motion Control - Polymer Gel - Shape Control

Related subjects >> Applications - Artificial Intelligence - Biomedical Engineering - Polymer Science - Robotics

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I Modelling.
- Adsorption-Induced Deformation Model of Electroactive Polymer Gel.
- Parameter Identification by One Point Observation.
Part II Design.
- Interaction-Based Design of Deformable Machines.
- Spatially-Varying Electric Field Design by Planer Electrodes.
- Shape Design through Geometric Variation.
Part III Control.
- Polarity Reversal Method for Shape Control.
- Lumped-Driven Method for Motion Control.
Conclusion and Future Works.