STRUCTURED ACTUATORS: SHAPED ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS

An actuator assembly includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, and an electroactive polymer layer disposed between the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, where the electroactive polymer layer includes a non-vertical (e.g....

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Main Authors Smyth, Katherine Marie, Abeid, Bachir Ahmed, Rao, Tingling, Ye, Sheng, Wells, Spencer Allan, Ouderkirk, Andrew John, Landig, Renate Eva Klementine, Diest, Kenneth Alexander, Elabbasi, Nagi Hosni, Schmitt, Eric Collier
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LanguageEnglish
Published 18.04.2024
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Summary:An actuator assembly includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, and an electroactive polymer layer disposed between the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, where the electroactive polymer layer includes a non-vertical (e.g., sloped) sidewall with respect to a major surface of at least one of the electrodes. The electroactive polymer layer may be characterized by a non-axisymmetric shape with respect to an axis that is oriented orthogonal to an electrode major surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202217968422