Shu Ono

Feedforward Control of Twisted and Coiled Polymer Actuator Based on a Macroscopic Nonlinear Model Focusing on Energy

This letter proposes a feedforward (FF) controller for the twisted and coiled polymer actuator (TCPA), the so-called fishing line/sewing thread artificial muscle, based on its macroscopic nonlinear model. TCPA is an artificial muscle, and it contracts up to 50% in response to heating. Although sever