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Monolithic shape-programmable dielectric liquid crystal elastomer actuators
, 2019 Macroscale robotic systems have demonstrated great capabilities of high speed, precise, and agile functions. However, the ability of soft robots to perform complex tasks, especially in centimeter and millimeter scale, remains limited due to the ...
Aghakhani, Amirreza +7 more
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Dielectric elastomer actuator biased by magnetorheological elastomer with permanent magnet
Smart Materials and Structures, 2023 Abstract Dielectric elastomer actuators have become one of the most important smart material transducers in recent times. One of the crucial aspects in this field is the application of bias to find the best operating conditions. The basic task is to find the proper bias configuration to obtain a wide range of displacements in the ...
Jakub Bernat +3 more
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Nematic elastomers with aligned carbon nanotubes: new electromechanical actuators
, 2003 We demonstrate, for the first time, the large electromechanical response in nematic liquid crystalline elastomers filled with a very low (~0.01%) concentration of carbon nanotubes, aligned along the nematic director at preparation. The nanotubes create a
Courty, S. +3 more
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Elastic Cube Actuator with Six Degrees of Freedom Output
Actuators, 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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Wearable wireless tactile display for virtual interactions with soft bodies. [PDF]
, 2014 We describe here a wearable, wireless, compact, and lightweight tactile display, able to mechanically stimulate the fingertip of users, so as to simulate contact with soft bodies in virtual environments.
Carpi, F +3 more
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Bio‐Inspired Molecular Events in Poly(Ionic Liquids)
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Originating from dipolar and polar inter‐ and intra‐chain interactions of the building blocks, the topologies and morphologies of poly(ionic liquids) (PIL) govern their nano‐ and micro‐processibility. Modulating the interactions of cation‐anion pairs with aliphatic dipolar components enables the tunability of properties, facilitated by “bottom‐up ...
Jiahui Liu, Marek W. Urban
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Thin-film electrodes of dielectric elastomer-based actuators for an active vibration control system
Вестник Самарского университета: Аэрокосмическая техника, технологии и машиностроениеPrecision 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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Nanocomposites, 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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Nanotechnology 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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Large, Uni-directional Actuation in Dielectric Elastomers Achieved By Fiber Stiffening [PDF]
, 2012 Cylindrical actuators are made with dielectric elastomer sheets stiffened with fibers in the hoop direction. When a voltage is applied through the thickness of the sheets, large actuation strains are achievable in the axial direction, with or without pre-
David R. Clarke +4 more
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