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4D Printing Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Based Soft Robots [PDF]

, 2016
4D printing is an emerging technology that prints 3D structural smart materials that can respond to external stimuli and change shape over time. 4D printing represents a major manufacturing paradigm shift from single-function static structures to dynamic
Cai, Jiyu
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Implementation of a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator (DEA) for robotics application

, 2017
Trabalho de Projeto do Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica apresentado à Faculdade de Ciências e ...
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Design and Test of a Cone Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Driving Hopping Robot

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Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are increasingly recognized for their potential in robotic applications due to their ability to undergo significant deformation when subjected to an electric field. However, they are often limited by their low output
Yunguang Luan, Huaming Wang, Ling Zhou, Haichao Song   +3 more
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Perspective and Potential of Smart Optical Materials [PDF]

The increasing requirements of hyperspectral imaging optics, electro/photo-chromic materials, negative refractive index metamaterial optics, and miniaturized optical components from microscale to quantum-scale optics have all contributed to new features ...
Choi, Sang H., Duzik, Adam J., Kim, Hyun-Chan, Kim, Hyun-Jung, Kim, Jaehwan, Ko, Hyun-U, Kyung, Ki-Uk, Park, Yeonjoon, Yun, Sungryul   +8 more
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Towards the Use of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators as Locomotive Devices for Millimeter-Scale Robots [PDF]

, 2012
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are electromechanical transducers that are promising for small scale applications. The work presented in this thesis seeks to develop DEAs as an actuation technology that would serve the purpose of ambulating ...
Pearse, Justin Daminabo
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An application review of dielectric electroactive polymer actuators in acoustics and vibration control

Recent years have seen an increasing interest in the dielectric electroactive polymers (DEAPs) and their potential in actuator applications due to the large strain capabilities.
Changgeng, Shuai, Rustighi, Emiliano, Yan, Gao, Yuan, Xuan, Zhenghong, Zhao   +4 more
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MICROFABRICATION AND MODELLING OF DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS [PDF]

, 2012
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are a class of polymeric actuators that have gained prominence over the last decade. A DEA is comprised of a polymer sandwiched between two compliant electrodes.
Balakrisnan, Bavani
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Underwater and Surface Aquatic Locomotion of Soft Biomimetic Robot Based on Bending Rolled Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

, 2023
All-around, real-time navigation and sensing across the water environments by miniature soft robotics are promising, for their merits of small size, high agility and good compliance to the unstructured surroundings.
Qian, Xiang, Qu, Juntian, Zhang, Chen, Zhang, Chenyu   +3 more
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Implementation of Soft Lithography for the Fabrication of Stacked Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Soft Robotics [PDF]

, 2018
Advancements in software engineering have enabled the robotics industry to transition from the use of giant industrial robots to more friendly humanoid robots. Soft robotics is one of the key elements needed to advance the transition process by providing
Corbaci, Mert
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Viscoelastic strain response of dielectric elastomer materials for artificial muscles

Materials Research Express
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are promising candidates for artificial muscle systems due to their lightweight structure, large deformation capabilities, and rapid response to electrical stimulation.
Hans Liebscher, Jishnu Nirmala Suresh, Muhammad Tahir, Johannes Mersch, Sven Wießner, Chokri Cherif, Gerald Gerlach   +6 more
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