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Using a Fully Fractional Generalised Maxwell Model for Describing the Time Dependent Sinusoidal Creep of a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator

open access: yesFractal and Fractional, 2022
Actuators made of dielectric elastomers are used in soft robotics for a variety of applications. However, due to their mechanical properties, they exhibit viscoelastic behaviour, especially in the initial phase of their performance, which can be observed
Timi Karner, Rok Belšak, Janez Gotlih
doaj   +1 more source

On designing dielectric elastomer actuators [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied Physics, 2008
Subject to a voltage, a dielectric elastomer can deform substantially, making it a desirable material for actuators. Designing such an actuator, however, has been challenging due to nonlinear equations of state, as well as multiple modes of failure, parameters of design, and measures of performance. This paper explores these issues, using a spring-roll
Moscardo, Mickael   +3 more
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Elastic Cube Actuator with Six Degrees of Freedom Output

open access: yesActuators, 2015
Unlike conventional rigid actuators, soft robotic technologies possess inherent compliance, so they can stretch and twist along every axis without the need for articulated joints.
Pengchuan Wang, Andrew T. Conn
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Extrusion‐Based Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics: Strengthening Mechanisms and Process Optimization Review

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively evaluates extrusion‐based additive manufacturing for advanced ceramics, detailing feedstock options and key process parameters. By critically addressing defect mechanisms like porosity and cracking, the work highlights optimization strategies through machine learning and advanced postprocessing.
Meisam Bakhtiari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thin-film electrodes of dielectric elastomer-based actuators for an active vibration control system

open access: yesВестник Самарского университета: Аэрокосмическая техника, технологии и машиностроение
Precision research and technological equipment, as a rule, is not able to provide its specification characteristics without a high-quality vibration protection system.
V. S. Shcherbakova   +4 more
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Enhanced performance of porous silicone-based dielectric elastomeric composites by low filler content of Ag@SiO2 Core-Shell nanoparticles

open access: yesNanocomposites, 2018
In the present work, micropores and a low filler content of Ag@SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) are synchronously introduced into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) film to obtain porous dielectric elastomeric composites.
Lian Xiong   +5 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of loading voltage, domain ratio, and additional load on the actuation of dielectric elastomer

open access: yesNanotechnology Reviews, 2022
Dielectric elastomer (DE) is widely used in various fields because of its advantages of large deformation, lightweight, and good flexibility. In this article, based on our previous research work, the actuation performance of the cone dielectric elastomer
Wang Hong, Yang Liang
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Modeling of Dielectric Electroactive Polymer Actuators with Elliptical Shapes

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
Dielectric electroactive polymers have been widely used in recent applications based on smart materials. The many advantages of dielectric membranes, such as softness and responsiveness to electric stimuli, have lead to their application in actuators ...
Jakub Bernat, Jakub Kołota
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Magnesium‐Based Transient Bioelectronics, Bio‐Optics and Bio‐Scaffolds

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the state of the art and recent advances in magnesium‐based thin‐film, foils, and scaffolds for applications in transient bio‐optics, bioelectronics and tissue engineering. The design principles, fabrication methods, material properties, and integration strategies are discussed in detail.
Massimo Mariello, Yves Leterrier
wiley   +1 more source

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