title: Noiseless devices: materials and control algorithms
reg no: SF0182563s03
project type: targeted financing
subject: 1.1-1.5. Exact Sciences
1.6-1.9. Chemistry and Molecular Biology
2. Engineering
status: accepted
institution: Tartu University Institute of Technology
head of project: Alvo Aabloo
duration: 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2007
description: The main target of current project is to study materials of artificial muscles and their control algorithms. It seems to be a reasonable and a good long-range plan to use ferroelectric¿s and ionic polymer-metal composite materials like poly(vinylidene fluoride), Nafion® (perfluorosulfonate made by DuPont) and Flemion® (perfluorocaboxylate, made by Asahi Glass, Japan) for artificial muscles. During chemical modification and inducing different additions like nano-particles and carbon-nanotubes, we describe their properties and try to find new improved materials for artificial muscles. Together with experimental methods, theoretical computer MD and quantum chemical calculations will be performed to describe the effects at molecular level. Since the reaction of complex artificial muscle systems is non-trivial, control algorithms will be developed to control artificial muscle systems. Methods and algorithms for artificial muscle control will be developed direct dynamic technique and learning algorithm will be investigated to be used in complex muscle systems.

project group
no name institution position  
1.Alvo AablooTartu University Institute of Technologyv-teadur 
2.Alar AinlaTÜ TIspetsialist 
3.Mart AntonTÜ TIteadur 
4.Kristo HeeroTÜ TIdoktorant 
5.Andi HektorTartu University Institute of Technologydoktorant 
6.Jaanus JaegerTÜ TImagistrand 
7.Jaanus KaroTartu University Institute of Technologymagistrand 
8.Heiki KasemägiTÜ TIteadur 
9.Maarja KruusmaaTartu University Institute of Technologyv-teadur 
10.Anti LiivatTartu University Institute of Technologydoktorant 
11.Madis ListakTallinn Technical Universitydoktorant 
12.Steve PerksonTÜ TIspetsialist 
13.Jaak PruulmannTÜ TImagistrand 
14.Andres PunningTÜ TIteadur 
15.Endel SooloTÜ TIspetsialist 
16.Jan WillemsonTartu University Institute of Technologyv-teadur