Abstract
This paper presents an experimentally verified static three-dimensional model for core free tubular dielectric elastomer actuators with anisotropic compliant metal electrodes. Due to the anisotropy of the electrodes, the performance (force versus voltage, force versus stroke, and stroke versus voltage) of the actuators depends strongly on their geometry. Based on the three-dimensional model, the performance of the actuators is optimized by means of the length of the axes of their inner elliptical cross section and their wall thickness.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 905606 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 9056 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISSN | 0277-786X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices 2014 - San Diego, California, United States Duration: 10 Mar 2014 → 13 Mar 2014 |
Conference
Conference | Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Diego, California |
Period | 10/03/2014 → 13/03/2014 |