Zipping dielectric elastomer actuators: Characterization, design and modeling

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Maffli, L ^a   Rosset, S ^a   Shea, H R ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND MODELING; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; ELASTOMER MEMBRANES; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDICS; MEMBRANE PARAMETERS; OUT-OF-PLANE DISPLACEMENT; VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTUATORS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; SILICON;

ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS;

EID: 84884546653     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/10/104013     Document Type: Article

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