Out of plane actuator concept and characterization of dielectric elastomer EAP materials

VTT Symposium (Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus)

Volumn , Issue 244, 2006, Pages 50-60

  Paajanen, Mika ^a   Jouppila, Ville ^b   Ellman, Asko ^b   Bauer, Siegfried ^c   Kofod, Guggi ^d   Karesoja, Mikko ^e   Tenhu, Heikki ^e  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PLASTIC FILMS;

ELASTOMER FILMS; HYPER ELASTIC MATERIAL; NEGATIVE LOAD;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 41149179236     PISSN: 03579387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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