Distributed Electro-Mechanical Coupling Effects in a Dielectric Elastomer Membrane Array

• Published in: Experimental mechanics Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 79 - 95
• Main Authors: Neu, J., Croce, S., Willian, T., Hubertus, J., Schultes, G., Seelecke, S., Rizzello, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.01.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Actuation; Actuators; Arrays; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Capacitance; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Configurations; Control; Coupling; Deformation effects; Dynamical Systems; Elastomers; Electrical loads; Engineering; Investigations; Lasers; Mechanical properties; Membranes; Modulus of elasticity; Optical Devices; Optics; Photonics; Research Paper; Solid Mechanics; System effectiveness; Transducers; Vibration; Dielectric Elastomer Actuators; Self-Sensing; Cooperative Actuators; Actuator-Array; Electro-Mechanical Coupling; Soft Actuators; Dielectric Elastomers

Background Dielectric elastomer (DE) transducers permit to effectively develop large-deformation, energy-efficient, and compliant mechatronic devices. By arranging many DE elements in an array-like configuration, a soft actuator/sensor system capable of cooperative features can be obtained. When man...