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AIP Advances, 2020 Dielectric elastomers can generate large voltage-induced deformation and have been widely used as soft actuators. Dielectric elastomer multilayer structures function as bending-type actuators, enhancing their stiffness and ability to resist external ...
Fanghao Zhou +5 more
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On rate-dependent dissipation effects in electro-elasticity [PDF]
, 2014 This paper deals with the mathematical modelling of large strain electro-viscoelastic deformations in electro-active polymers. Energy dissipation is assumed to occur due to mechanical viscoelasticity of the polymer as well as due to time-dependent ...
Saxena, Prashant +2 more
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Advances in Materials, 2021 Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a special class of artificial muscles that have been used to construct animal‐like soft robotic systems. However, compared with state‐of‐the‐art rigid actuators such as piezoelectric bimorphs and electromagnetic ...
Zhijian Ren +6 more
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A unimorph nanocomposite dielectric elastomer for large out-of-plane actuation
Science Advances, 2022 Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) feature large, reversible in-plane deformation, and stacked DEA layers are used to produce large strokes in the thickness dimension.
Junhong Pu +8 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Resulting from the restricted size of incisions and confined surgical space, the existing rigid and slender minimally invasive surgery (MIS) instruments are inefficient in providing an optimum articulation to handle certain minimally invasive surgery ...
HaoChen Wang, Saihui Cui, Fuzhou Niu
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Fine tuning the electro-mechanical response of dielectric elastomers [PDF]
, 2018 We propose a protocol to model accurately the electromechanical behavior of dielectric elastomer membranes using experimental data of stress-stretch and voltage-stretch tests.
Destrade, Michel +2 more
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Polymer Testing, 2021 Excellent dielectric properties are essential for electromechanical applications of dielectric elastomer. This work confirms that acrylic resin elastomer (AE)-based percolative composites using MXene (Ti3C2Tx) nanosheets modified with PANI (referred to ...
Xin-Hua Gao +6 more
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A bistable soft gripper with mechanically embedded sensing and actuation for fast closed-loop grasping [PDF]
, 2019 Soft robotic grippers are shown to be high effective for grasping unstructured objects with simple sensing and control strategies. However, they are still limited by their speed, sensing capabilities and actuation mechanism.
Abidi, Syed Haider +4 more
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Science Advances, 2022 Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are among the fastest and most energy-efficient, shape-morphing materials. To date, their shapes have been controlled using patterned electrodes or stiffening elements. While their actuated shapes can be analyzed for
Ehsan Hajiesmaili +3 more
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Optimization of shape control of a cantilever beam using dielectric elastomer actuators
AIP Advances, 2018 Dielectric elastomer (DE) is a kind of smart soft material that has many advantages such as large deformation, fast response, lightweight and easy synthesis. These features make dielectric elastomer a suitable material for actuators. This article focuses
Chong Liu +5 more
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