Investigating the performance and properties of dielectric elastomer actuators as a potential means to actuate origami structures

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Ahmed, S ^a   Ounaies, Z ^a   Frecker, M ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

dielectric elastomer; electrode; origami; polarization

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; PERMITTIVITY; POLARIZATION;

DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATIONS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; FOLDING AND UNFOLDING; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; ORIGAMI;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN;

EID: 84906253943     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/9/094003     Document Type: Article

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