Multi-scale mechanical modelling of a tubular actuator with compliant metal electrodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7642, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wang, Peng ^a   Lassen, Benny ^a   Jones, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

3 D modelling; Force strain behaviour; Passive area; Smart structures; Voltage strain behaviour

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; 3-D MODELLING; ACTUATION FORCE; BLOCKING FORCES; DANFOSS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; EFFECTIVE FORCES; ELASTOMER MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FORCE-STRAIN BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL MODELLING; METAL ELECTRODES; MULTISCALES; PRE-STRAIN; SILICON ELASTOMERS; SIMPLE MODEL; SMART STRUCTURES; SPRING STIFFNESS; STEADY STATE CHARACTERISTICS; THIN LAYERS; TOTAL FORCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2-D) MODEL; UNIDIRECTIONAL MOTION;

ACTUATORS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICS; RUBBER; STIFFNESS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77953279472     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.846963     Document Type: Conference Paper

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