Stability analysis of dielectric elastomer film actuator

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2715-2723

  Liu, Yanju ^a   Liu, Liwu ^a   Sun, Shouhua ^a   Zhang, Zhen ^a   Leng, Jinsong ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Actuator; Dielectric elastomer; Elastic strain energy function; Electroactive polymer; Stability

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT ELECTRODES; CRITICAL VALUE; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIELECTRIC FIELDS; ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY; ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTION; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FIELDS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER; HIGH ELECTRIC FIELDS; IN-PLANE; MATERIAL CONSTANT; OUT-OF-PLANE; SMART ACTUATORS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TWO-MATERIALS;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; RUBBER; STABILITY; STRAIN ENERGY;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 68749089706     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-009-0247-5     Document Type: Article

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