Design and characterization of an actively deformable shell structure composed of interlinked active hinge segments driven by soft dielectric EAPs

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 588-597

  Lochmatter, P ^a,b   Kovacs, G ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Active structures; Electroactive polymers (EAPs); Shell actuator; Soft dielectric EAPs

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER CONTROL; DIELECTRIC FILMS; PHASE SHIFT;

ACTIVE STRUCTURES; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS (EAP); SHELL ACTUATOR;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 38149040016     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.10.030     Document Type: Article

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