A compound-structure frame for improving the performance of a dielectric elastomer actuator

Advances in Robot Kinematics: Analysis and Design

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 291-299

  Berselli, Giovanni ^a   Vertechy, Rocco ^a   Vassura, Gabriele ^a   Castelli, Vincenzo Parenti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

compliant mechanisms; dielectric elastomer actuators; frame design

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANISMS; PLASTICS; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

COMPLIANT FRAMES; COMPOUND STRUCTURES; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; FRAME DESIGN; FULLY COMPLIANT MECHANISM; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY MODELS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; RANGE OF MOTIONS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; ACTUATORS;

EID: 84900627395     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8600-7_31     Document Type: Chapter

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