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Review of Electrohydraulic Actuators Inspired by the HASEL Actuator [PDF]

Biomimetics
The muscle-like movement and speed of the electrohydraulic actuator have granted it much attention in soft robotics. Our aim is to review the advancements in electrohydraulic actuators inspired by the Hydraulically Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic ...
Levi Tynan, Upul Gunawardana, Ranjith Liyanapathirana, Osura Perera, Daniele Esposito, Jessica Centracchio, Gaetano Gargiulo   +6 more
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Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Robotic artificial muscles, inspired by the adaptability of biological muscles, outperform rigid robots in dynamic environments due to their flexibility.
Xu Y, Wen J, Burdet E, Taghavi M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Electrostatic in-plane structural superlubric actuator [PDF]

Nature Communications
Micro actuators are widely used in NEMS/MEMS for control and sensing. However, most are designed with suspended beams anchored at fixed points, causing two main issues: restricted actuated stroke and movement modes, and reduced lifespan due to fatigue ...
Xuanyu Huang, Xiaojian Xiang, Chuang Li, Jinhui Nie, Yifan Shao, Zhiping Xu, Quanshui Zheng   +6 more
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An Arch-Shaped Electrostatic Actuator for Multi-Legged Locomotion

Robotics
A simple actuator to create non-reciprocal leg motion is imperative in realizing a multi-legged micro-locomotion mechanism. This work focuses on an arch-shaped electrostatic actuator as a candidate actuator, and it proposes the operation protocol to ...
Yusuke Seki, Akio Yamamoto
doaj   +3 more sources

A Closed-Loop Control Mathematical Model for Photovoltaic-Electrostatic Hybrid Actuator with a Slant Lower Electrode Based on PLZT Ceramic

Actuators, 2021
In this paper, a novel photovoltaic-electrostatic hybrid actuator with a slant lower electrode based on the PLZT ceramic is proposed. The mathematical model of photovoltaic-electrostatic hybrid actuator is established.
Zhen Lv, Muhammad Uzair, Xinjie Wang, Yafeng Liu   +3 more
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Impact of Solid Materials in the Gap Space between Driving Electrodes in a MEMS Tri-Electrode Electrostatic Actuator [PDF]

Sensors
Byoungyoul Park
exaly   +2 more sources

Tunable, Flexible, and Resilient Robots Driven by an Electrostatic Actuator

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2020
Robustness, deformability, maneuverability, and ease of fabrication are among the most desirable features of soft robots that can adapt to various working environments and complex terrains.
Congran Jin, Jinhua Zhang, Zhe Xu, Ian Trase, Shicheng Huang, Lin Dong, Ziyue Liu, Sophie E. Usherwood, John X. J. Zhang, Zi Chen   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hemispherical Cell-Inspired Soft Actuator

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020
As soft robots have been popular, interest in soft actuators is also increasing. In particular, new types of actuators have been proposed through biomimetics.
Kahye Song, Kahye Song, Kahye Song, Youngsu Cha   +3 more
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Peano‐Hydraulically Amplified Self‐Healing Electrostatic Actuators Based on a Novel Bilayer Polymer Shell for Enhanced Strain, Load, and Rotary Motion

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2022
The hydraulically amplified self‐healing electrostatic actuator is an emerging driving component for soft robotics, which is composed of a flexible dielectric polymer shell that is partially covered by conductive electrodes and filled with a liquid ...
Ye Tian, Junjie Liu, Wenjie Wu, Xianrong Liang, Min Pan, Chris Bowen, Yong Jiang, Jingyao Sun, Tony McNally, Daming Wu, Yao Huang, Chaoying Wan   +11 more
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Polymer interdigitated pillar electrostatic (PIPE) actuators

Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2022
This work reports a three-dimensional polymer interdigitated pillar electrostatic actuator that can produce force densities 5–10× higher than those of biological muscles.
Di Ni, Ronald Heisser, Benyamin Davaji, Landon Ivy, Robert Shepherd, Amit Lal   +5 more
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