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Flexible Vibrotactile Actuator Based on Dielectric Elastomer for Smart Handheld Devices

Applied Sciences, 2021
This paper presents an electroactive and soft vibrotactile actuator based on a dielectric elastomer. The vibrotactile actuator is composed of an upper layer, an adhesive tape layer, a dielectric layer with bumps, and a lower layer.
Yong Hae Heo, Dong-Soo Choi, Do Eun Kim, Sang-Youn Kim   +3 more
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OntOMat: Toward Ontology‐Based Product and Process Design Engineering and Optimization Solutions Fueling Circular Value Chains

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The OntOMat ontology establishes a structured framework for polymer matrix fiber reinforced composite materials, integrating manufacturing processes, characterization methods, and multiscale design through the VDI/VDE 3682 formalized process description standard.
Nicolas Christ, Jörg Hohe, Martin Kördel, Michael Giese, Niklas Toffert, Christian Seidel, Olaf Rehme, Patrik Schneider, Oliver Focke, Elie Abi Aoun, Claas Falldorf, Beñat Gutierrez, Alexandra Kühn, Sven Torstrick-von der Lieth, Christoph Herden, Erik Johannsen, Jan‐Uwe R. Schmidt, Felix Winkelmann, Andreas Schott, Daniel Schott   +19 more
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Scalable High‐Force Zipping Electrostatic Actuators

Advanced Intelligent Systems
Electrostatic actuators are well suited for integration in soft and wearable robotics due to their speed, energy efficiency, self‐sensing, and direct electrical drive.
Fabio Caruso, Amir Firouzeh, Herbert Shea   +2 more
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Architecture‐Driven Sensor Stability in Weft‐Knitted Engineering Textiles

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Textile‐integrated sensor architectures are systematically compared to evaluate their electromechanical behavior under combined mechanical and environmental loading. Pocket‐based integration exhibits stable and reproducible signals, whereas tunnel‐based routing shows higher sensitivity accompanied by increased variability.
Adnan Maroof Khan, Johannes Wendler, Dilbar Aibibu, Johannes Mersch, Michael Wöltje, Chokri Cherif   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and fabrication of the trapezoidal electrostatic comb-drive actuator

Vietnam Journal of Mechanics, 2012
This paper reports the design, fabrication and characterization process of the trapezoidal Electrostatic Comb-drive Actuator (ECA) with the slope angle α=20.
Pham Hong Phuc, Dinh Khac Toan, Dang Bao Lam, Nguyen Tuan Khoa, Nguyen Tien Dung   +4 more
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Actuation Behavior of Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Actuator via Dimensional Analysis

Actuators, 2023
Electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators are an example of a novel soft material device that can be used for several applications including artificial muscles and lenses.
Alexandrea Washington, Ji Su, Kwang J. Kim   +2 more
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Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement of Flow Characteristics in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Using Electrostatic Sensor Arrays [PDF]

, 2016
Fluidized beds are widely applied in a range of industrial processes. In order to maintain the efficient operation of a fluidized bed, the flow parameters in the bed should be monitored continuously. In this paper, electrostatic sensor arrays are used to
Yang, Yongrong, Zhang, Wenbiao, Wang, Jingdai, Yan, Yong   +3 more
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Design of a Multistable Finger Prosthesis with Programmable Metamaterials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This research article shows the development of a multistable programmble metamaterial for the use as a finger prosthesis. The material was designed on different hierarchical levels where the influence of geometrical parameters and combination of mechanical elements was explored.
Franziska Wenz, Jannik Krohn, Alexander Leichner, Dilip Challisery, Heiko Andrae, Chris Eberl   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Electrohydraulic Actuators Inspired by the HASEL Actuator

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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