Elastic Actuation for Legged Locomotion [PDF]
, 2017 The inherent elasticity of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) gives this technology great potential in energy efficient locomotion applications. In this work, a modular double cone DEA is developed with reduced manufacturing and maintenance time costs.
Cao, Chongjing, Conn, Andrew
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Dielectric Elastomer Actuators with Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Painted with a Soft Brush
Actuators, 2018 We propose a simple methodology to paint carbon nanotube (CNT) powder with a soft brush onto an elastomer. A large deformation of dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) occurs according to the small constraint of the electrodes. Uniform painting with a soft
Hiroki Shigemune +6 more
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Engineering Reports, 2022 The out‐of‐plane displacement (OPD) of a circular dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) membrane has been explored in recent years for a variety of important applications. Circular DEAs consist of an elastomer membrane that is prestretched to a rigid frame
Daniel Korn +2 more
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Additively manufactured unimorph dielectric elastomer actuators: Design, materials, and fabrication
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 Dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) is a smart material that holds promise for soft robotics due to the material’s intrinsic softness, high energy density, fast response, and reversible electromechanical characteristics.
Stanislav Sikulskyi +5 more
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Towards materials with enhanced electro-mechanical response: CaCu3Ti4O12-polydimethylsiloxane composites [PDF]
, 2012 We describe a straightforward production pathway of polymer matrix composites with increased dielectric constant for dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs).
Adams +41 more
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High-Speed, Compact, Adaptive Lenses Using In-Line Transparent Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Membranes [PDF]
, 2013 Electrically tunable adaptive lenses provide several advantages over traditional lens assemblies in terms of compactness, speed, efficiency, and flexibility.
Clarke, David R. +2 more
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Soft End Effector Using Spring Roll Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Actuators, 2023 Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) offer robust, high-energy-density solutions for soft robotics. The proposed end effector consists of three spring roll configuration DEAs, each acting as a robotic finger, using a 3M VHB-F9473PC adhesive membrane ...
Hamish Lewis, Min Pan
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Tunable Lenses Using Transparent Dielectric Elastomer Actuators [PDF]
, 2013 Focus tunable, adaptive lenses provide several advantages over traditional lens assemblies in terms of compactness, cost, efficiency, and flexibility.
Clarke, David R. +2 more
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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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Control-focused, nonlinear and time-varying modelling of dielectric elastomer actuators with frequency response analysis [PDF]
, 2015 Current models of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are mostly constrained to first principal descriptions that are not well suited to the application of control design due to their computational complexity.
Conn A T +14 more
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