The strain response of silicone dielectric elastomer actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5759, Issue , 2005, Pages 134-143

  Yang, G ^a   Yao, G ^a   Ren, W ^a   Akhras, G ^a   Szabo, J P ^b   Mukherjee, B K ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric elastomer actuator; Finite element analysis; Hyperelastic model; Maxwell stress; Transverse strain

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SILICONES; STRAIN; STRESSES;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; HYPERELASTIC MODELS; MAXWELL STRESSES; TRANSVERSE STRAIN;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 25144474483     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.598160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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