On the design of large degree-of-freedom digital mechatronic devices based on bistable dielectric elastomer actuators

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 448-456

  Wingert, Andreas ^b,c   Lichter, Matthew D ^b   Dubowsky, Steven ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Binary actuation; Bistable mechanism design; Hyperredundant manipulator; Polymer actuators

Indexed keywords

BINARY ACTUATION; BISTABLE MECHANISM DESIGN; HYPERREDUNDANT MANIPULATORS; POLYMER ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; PLASTIC FILMS;

DIGITAL DEVICES;

EID: 33947111783     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2006.878542     Document Type: Article

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