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Paper Abstract
The mechanical contacting of a dielectric elastomer actuator is investigated. The actuator is constructed by coiling the dielectric elastomer around two parallel metal rods, similar to a rubber band stretched by two index fingers. The goal of this paper is to design the geometry and the mechanical properties of a polymeric interlayer between the elastomer and the rods, gluing all materials together, so as to optimize the mechanical durability of the system. Finite element analysis is employed for the theoretical study which is linked up to experimental results performed by Danfoss PolyPower A/S.
Paper Details
Date Published: 9 April 2013
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013, 86872E (9 April 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2009993
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8687:
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013
Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 8687, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013, 86872E (9 April 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2009993
Show Author Affiliations
B. Rechenbach, The Univ. of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
M. Willatzen, Technical Univ. of Denmark (Denmark)
The Univ. of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
M. Willatzen, Technical Univ. of Denmark (Denmark)
The Univ. of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
K. Lorenzen Preisler, Danfoss PolyPower A/S (Denmark)
B. Lassen, The Univ. of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
B. Lassen, The Univ. of Southern Denmark (Denmark)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8687:
Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013
Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Editor(s)
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