A lumped parameter model for strip-shaped dielectric elastomer membrane transducers with arbitrary aspect ratio

• Published in: Smart materials and structures Vol. 29; no. 11; pp. 115030 - 115050
• Main Authors: Rizzello, G, Loew, P, Agostini, L, Fontana, M, Seelecke, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.11.2020
• Subjects: aspect ratio; dielectric elastomer; lumped parameter model; membrane transducer; pure shear; uniaxial

Dielectric elastomer (DE) membrane transducers allow to achieve large strain, low energy consumption, low-noise, and highly compact mechatronic devices. To optimize the design of membrane DEs via numerically efficient software tools, as well as to develop accurate control and self-sensing algorithms...