Modelling a dielectric elastomer actuator based on the McKibben muscle

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6524, Issue , 2007, Pages

  McKay, Thomas G ^a   Calius, Emilio ^b   Anderson, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abaqus; DEA; Dielectric elastomers; FEA; Maxwell pressure; McKibben muscle

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PNEUMATIC CONTROL; STRAIN;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIELECTRIC THICKNESS; MAXWELL PRESSURE MODEL; MCKIBBEN MUSCLE;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 35148887592     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.715842     Document Type: Conference Paper

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