Stacked dielectric elastomer actuator for tensile force transmission

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 299-307

  Kovacs, G ^a   During L ^a   Michel, S ^a   Terrasi, G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Active structures; Contractive tension force actuator; Electro active polymers (EAPs); Soft dielectric EAPs

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE STRUCTURES; ANISOTROPIC DEFORMATION; CARBON POWDER; COMPLIANT ELECTRODES; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTRODE DESIGN; FILM LAYERS; NANO SCALE; PILE-UPS; STACKED DIELECTRICS; STACKED FILM; TENSILE FORCES; TENSILE LOADING; TENSILE LOADS; TENSION FORCE; THICKNESS DIRECTION;

DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC FILMS; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRESS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 71749096136     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.08.027     Document Type: Article

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