[HTML][HTML] Recent progress on electroactive polymers: Synthesis, properties and applications
MH Rahman, H Werth, A Goldman, Y Hida, C Diesner… - Ceramics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Electroactive polymers (EAPs) are an advanced family of polymers that change their shape
through electric stimulation and have been a point of interest since their inception. This …
through electric stimulation and have been a point of interest since their inception. This …
TENG-Bot: Triboelectric nanogenerator powered soft robot made of uni-directional dielectric elastomer
A soft robot employing dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) exhibits a flexible body and
dexterity locomotion in unstructured environments. However, conventional power supplies …
dexterity locomotion in unstructured environments. However, conventional power supplies …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of viscoelasticity on the nonlinear dynamic behavior of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures
Dielectric elastomer minimum energy structure (DEMES) formed by clinging a pre-stretched
dielectric elastomer (DE) membrane to the compliant frame possess both material and …
dielectric elastomer (DE) membrane to the compliant frame possess both material and …
Nonlinear oscillations of particle-reinforced electro-magneto-viscoelastomer actuators
This work presents the dynamic modeling and analysis of a particle-reinforced and pre-
stressed electro-magneto-viscoelastic plate actuator. The actuator belongs to a smart …
stressed electro-magneto-viscoelastic plate actuator. The actuator belongs to a smart …
Nonlinear oscillations of electrically driven aniso-visco-hyperelastic dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures
In view of their unique shape morphing behaviour, dielectric elastomer-based minimum
energy structures (DEMES) have received an increasing attention in the technology of …
energy structures (DEMES) have received an increasing attention in the technology of …
Effect of polymer chains entanglements, crosslinks and finite extensibility on the nonlinear dynamic oscillations of dielectric viscoelastomer actuators
Soft materials exhibiting large deformation under external stimuli have gained an increasing
attention in the recent past because of their potential applications in soft transducers aimed …
attention in the recent past because of their potential applications in soft transducers aimed …
Dynamic stability evolution of viscoelastic dielectric elastomers with continuously varying electromechanical parameters
J Zhang, L Tang, D Tang, L Liu - Europhysics Letters, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Under an actuation of alternating voltage, dielectric elastomer (DE) based actuators are
widely utilized as dynamic devices and robots, accompanying with the possible dynamic …
widely utilized as dynamic devices and robots, accompanying with the possible dynamic …