Contents



	- **Section 3 Smart Fluids 345**

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Chapter 8 **Large Scale Capacitive Skin for Robots 185**  P. Maiolino, A. Ascia, M. Maggiali, L. Natale, G. Cannata and G. Metta

> **Transducer and Self-Sensing Ability 203**  Doan Ngoc Chi Nam and Ahn Kyoung Kwan

Chapter 10 **Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite Artificial Muscles in Bio-Inspired Engineering Research:** 

Zheng Chen, T. Um and Hilary Bart-Smith

Weihua Li, Tongfei Tian and Haiping Du

Quoc-Hung Nguyen and Seung-Bok Choi

**Drive by Use of Magnetic Particles** 

Chapter 17 **New Perspectives for Magnetic Fluid-Based Devices Using Novel Ionic Liquids as Carriers 445**  Laura Rodríguez-Arco, Ana Gómez-Ramírez, Juan D.G. Durán and Modesto T. López-López

**of a Hydraulic Energy Scavenger 467**

Andrea Tonoli and Marcello Chiaberge

Enrico Zenerino, Joaquim Girardello Detoni, Diego Boero,

Chapter 11 **Sensing and Rheological Capabilities of MR Elastomers 249** 

**Devices Based on Conducting Polymers 283** 

Chapter 13 **Novel Self-Oscillating Polymer Actuators for Soft Robot 311**  Yusuke Hara, Shingo Maeda,Takashi Mikanohara, Hiroki Nakagawa, Satoshi Nakamaru and Shuji Hashimoto

José G. Martínez, Joaquín Arias-Pardilla and Toribio F. Otero

**of Magnetorheological Fluid Based Mechanisms 347** 

**to Force Sensorless Damping Control System 383**

**with Specific Gravity Smaller than a Liquid 425**

**Underwater Propulsion 223** 

Chapter 12 **Simultaneous Smart Actuating-Sensing** 

**Section 3 Smart Fluids 345**

Chapter 14 **Optimal Design Methodology**

Chapter 15 **MR Fluid Damper and Its Application** 

D. Q. Truong and K. K. Ahn

Chapter 16 **New Magnetic Translation/Rotation** 

**Section 4 Smart Transducer Applications 465** 

Chapter 18 **Trade-off Analysis and Design** 

Makoto Nokata

Chapter 9 **Ionic Polymer Metal Composite** 

