High-strain dielectric elastomer for actuation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5051, Issue , 2003, Pages 419-422

  Carpi, Federico ^a   Mazzoldi, Alberto ^a   De Rossi, Danilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuator characterisation; Dielectric elastomer

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; STRAIN; STRESSES;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0242441932     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.484315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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