Effects of Thinner Compliant Electrodes on Self-Clearability of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Actuators, 2020 A metalized plastic capacitor stands a higher chance to clear faults when embodied with thinner electrodes. However, it is not clear whether the same thickness effect applies to carbon-based compliant electrodes in clearing the defects in dielectric ...
Gih-Keong Lau +2 more
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Sparse Bayesian Nonlinear System Identification using Variational Inference [PDF]
, 2018 IEEE Bayesian nonlinear system identification for one of the major classes of dynamic model, the nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous input (NARX) model, has not been widely studied to date. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods have been developed,
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Actuators, 2021 Due to their unique combination of features such as large deformation, high compliance, lightweight, energy efficiency, and scalability, dielectric elastomer (DE) transducers appear as highly promising for many application fields, such as soft robotics ...
Sipontina Croce +5 more
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Highly Stretchable Sound‐in‐Display Electronics Based on Strain‐Insensitive Metallic Nanonetworks
Advanced Science, 2021 The growing importance of human–machine interfaces and the rapid expansion of the internet of things (IoT) have inspired the integration of displays with sound generation systems to afford stretchable sound‐in‐display devices and thus establish human‐to ...
Seungse Cho +6 more
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Degradation patterns of silicone-based dielectric elastomers in electrical fields [PDF]
, 2017 Silicone elastomers have been heavily investigated as candidates for the flexible insulator material in dielectric elastomer transducers and are as such almost ideal candidates because of their inherent softness and compliance.
Madsen, Frederikke Bahrt +2 more
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Fully Polymeric Domes as High-Stroke Biasing System for Soft Dielectric Elastomer Actuators [PDF]
, 2021 The availability of compliant actuators is essential for the development of soft robotic systems. Dielectric elastomers (DEs) represent a class of smart actuators which has gained a significant popularity in soft robotics, due to their unique mix of ...
Croce, Sipontina +5 more
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Iterative Learning Control for Motion Trajectory Tracking of a Circular Soft Crawling Robot
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2019 Soft robots have recently received much attention with their infinite degrees of freedoms and continuously deformable structures, which allow them to adapt well to the unstructured environment.
Haozhen Chi +4 more
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Dielectric elastomer artificial muscle materials advancement and soft robotic applications
SmartMat, 2023 Conventional robotic systems are built with rigid materials to deal with large forces and predetermined processes. Soft robotics, however, is an emerging field seeking to develop adaptable robots that can perform tasks in unpredictable environments and ...
Yuxuan Guo +5 more
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Flexible Dielectric Acoustic Resonator Patch for Tissue Regeneration
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A flexible dielectric acoustic resonator patch enables MHz‐range ultrasound generation through resonance amplification without using piezoelectric materials. Conformal integration on a curved substrate allows efficient acoustic delivery to tissue‐mimicking environments.
Donyoung Kang +7 more
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A novel soft cardiac assist device based on a dielectric elastomer augmented aorta: An in vivo study
Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 2023 Although heart transplant is the preferred solution for patients suffering from heart failures, cardiac assist devices remain key substitute therapies.
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