The rigidly-constrained pure shear dielectric elastomer actuator (PS-DEA) has become one
of the critical configurations in linear soft actuator design due to its excellent uni-directional …

Dielectric elastomer actuators with a minimum energy structure (DEAs-MES) have been
widely used in developing different soft robotics, owing to their large strain and simple …

Herein, the prestretching indexes of dielectric elastomers (DE) were determined by
measuring the tensile properties, and then the actuation displacement and output force of …

In this paper, a novel variable stiffness mechanism is proposed for the design of a variable
stiffness dielectric elastomer actuator (VSDEA) which combines a flexible strip with a DEA in …

With desirable physical performances of impressive actuation strain, high energy density,
high degree of electromechanical coupling and high mechanical compliance, dielectric …

Here, a soft saddle-shaped dielectric elastomer actuator (SSDEA) is designed and a model-
based tracking control approach is developed to achieve its desirable dynamics. In this …

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 …

The dielectric elastomer (DE) has attracted significant attention due to its desired features,
including large deformation, fast response, and high energy density. However, for a DE …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) belong to an emerging soft actuation technology that
have advantages in large actuation strain. However, the existing single-layer planar DE …

Dielectric elastomer actuation has been extensively investigated and applied to bionic
robotics and intelligent actuators due to its status as an excellent actuation technique. As a …