Modeling and experimental validation of buckling dielectric elastomer actuators

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Vertechy, Rocco ^a   Frisoli, Antonio ^a   Bergamasco, Massimo ^a   Carpi, Federico ^b,c   Frediani, Gabriele ^c   De Rossi, Danilo ^c,d  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Technology and Life Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR MEMBRANES; DEVELOPED MODEL; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; OUT-OF-PLANE; RUBBERY MATERIALS;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS;

BUCKLING;

EID: 84865997493     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/9/094005     Document Type: Article

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