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PROCEEDINGS VOLUME 8687

Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2013
Editor(s): Yoseph Bar-Cohen
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Volume Number: 8687
Date Published: 18 April 2013

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Front Matter: Volume 8687
Author(s): Proceedings of SPIE
Reactive actuators and sensors integrated in one device: mimicking brain-muscles feedback communication
Author(s): Toribio F. Otero; Jose G. Martinez
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Self-sensing ionic electromechanically active actuator with patterned carbon electrodes
Author(s): Karl Kruusamäe; Friedrich Kaasik; Andres Punning; Alvo Aabloo
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Fabrication and characterization of a two-dimensional IPMC sensor
Author(s): Hong Lei; Xiaobo Tan
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Conducting polymers are simultaneous sensing actuators
Author(s): Fransisco G. Córdova; Yahya A. Ismail; Jose G. Martinez; Ahmad S. Al Harrasi; Toribio F. Otero
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Electroactive polymer and shape memory alloy actuators in biomimetics and humanoids
Author(s): Yonas Tadesse
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Electroactive polymer (EAP) mobility device
Author(s): Mark Stasik; Megan Moore; Chuck Plaxico; Jay Sayre
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Power electronics concepts for driving EAP actuators
Author(s): L. Eitzen; T. Hoffstadt; J. Maas
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Understanding efficiency limits of dielectric elastomer driver circuitry
Author(s): Ho Cheong Lo; Emilio Calius; Iain Anderson
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Progress toward EAP actuators for biomimetic social robots
Author(s): D. Hanson
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Finite element modeling of the sensing and energy harvesting performance in ionic polymer metal composites
Author(s): Barbar Akle; Wassim Habchi
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Autonomous dielectric elastomer generator using electret
Author(s): T. Vu-Cong; C. Jean-Mistral; A. Sylvestre
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Oscillating-water-column wave-energy-converter based on dielectric elastomer generator
Author(s): R. Vertechy; M. Fontana; G. P. Rosati Papini; M. Bergamasco
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3-dimensional fabrication of soft energy harvesters
Author(s): Thomas McKay; Peter Walters; Jonathan Rossiter; Benjamin O'Brien; Iain Anderson
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Electroactive polymers for gaining sea power
Author(s): Benedikt Scherber; Matthias Grauer; Andreas Köllnberger
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Platform based design of EAP transducers in Danfoss PolyPower A/S
Author(s): Rahimullah Sarban; Tómas V. Guðlaugsson
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The electro-mechanical phase transition of Gent model dielectric elastomer tube with two material constants
Author(s): Liwu Liu; Xiaojian Luo; Fan Fei; Yixing Wang; Jinsong Leng; Yanju Liu
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Optimized energy harvesting materials and generator design
Author(s): Christian Graf; Julia Hitzbleck; Torsten Feller; Karin Clauberg; Joachim Wagner; Jens Krause; Jürgen Maas
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Comparison of the dielectric electroactive polymer generator energy harvesting cycles
Author(s): Emmanouil Dimopoulos; Ionut Trintis; Stig Munk-Nielsen
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Modular DC-DC converter system for energy harvesting with EAPs
Author(s): L. Eitzen; C. Graf; J. Maas
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Dielectric elastomer generator with equi-biaxial mechanical loading for energy harvesting
Author(s): Jiangshui Huang; Samuel Shian; Zhigang Suo; David R. Clarke
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Electrode effect on the cellulose piezo-paper energy harvester
Author(s): Lindong Zhai; Byung-Woo Kang; Joo-Hyung Kim; Jaehwan Kim; Zafar Abas; Heung Soo Kim
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Hot-embossing of microstructures on addition-curing polydimethylsiloxane films
Author(s): Sindhu Vudayagiri; Liyun Yu; Suzan Hassouneh; Anne Ladegaard Skov
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Evolutionary algorithms for the multi-objective optimization of stacked dielectric elastomer actuators
Author(s): Aaron D. Price
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Anticipating electrical breakdown in dielectric elastomer actuators
Author(s): Daniel P. Muffoletto; Kevin M. Burke; Jennifer L. Zirnheld
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Kinetics evaluation of using biomimetic IPMC actuators for stable bipedal locomotion
Author(s): M. Hosseinipour; M. Elahinia
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The effects of electrode surface morphology on the actuation performance of IPMC
Author(s): Viljar Palmre; David Pugal; Kam K. Leang; Kwang Kim
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Scalable low nDOF hp-FEM model of IPMC actuation
Author(s): David Pugal; A. Aabloo; Kwang Kim
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Development of an active isolation mat based on dielectric elastomer stack actuators for mechanical vibration cancellation
Author(s): Roman Karsten; Klaus Flittner; Henry Haus; Helmut F. Schlaak
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Strain-enhanced nanoparticle electrostrictive polymer blends for actuator applications
Author(s): Bosćij Pawlik; Christian Schirrmann; Kirstin Bornhorst; Florenta Costache
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EAP high-level product architecture
Author(s): T. V. Gudlaugsson; N. H. Mortensen; R. Sarban
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Validated numerical simulation model of a dielectric elastomer generator
Author(s): Florentine Foerster; Holger Moessinger; Helmut F. Schlaak
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A comparison study of ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMCs) fabricated with Nafion and other ion exchange membranes
Author(s): Jiyeon Park; Viljar Palmre; Kwang Kim; Dongsuk Shin; Daniel H. Kim; Woosoon Yim; Chulsung Bae
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Improvement of foamed ionic polymer metal composites actuator
Author(s): C. J. Kim; K. S. Lee; B. C. Kweon; S. W. Cha; Y. P. Park
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Modeling of mechanical properties of stack actuators based on electroactive polymers
Author(s): Dominik Tepel; Christian Graf; Jürgen Maas
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Electrical modeling of dielectric elastomer stack transducers
Author(s): Henry Haus; Marc Matysek; Holger Moessinger; Klaus Flittner; Helmut F. Schlaak
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Modelling of dielectric elastomer loudspeakers including dissipative effects
Author(s): B. Lassen
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Modeling of roll-actuators based on electroactive polymers
Author(s): Thorben Hoffstadt; Christian Graf; Jürgen Maas
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A comparison of the electromechanical characteristics of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures (DEMES) and planar dielectric elastomer actuators (p-DEAs)
Author(s): G. Buchberger; J. Schoeftner; S. Bauer; B. Jakoby; W. Hilber
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Novel silicone compatible cross-linkers for controlled functionalization of PDMS networks
Author(s): Frederikke B. Madsen; Anders Egede Daugaard; Søren Hvilsted; Anne Ladegaard Skov
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Novel silicone elastomer formulations for DEAPs
Author(s): Anne Ladegaard Skov; Singhu Vudayagiri; Mohamed Benslimane
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Effects of filler modification and structuring on dielectric enhancement of silicone rubber composites
Author(s): Sara Javadi; Mehdi Razzaghi-Kashani
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Multilayer stack actuator made from new prestrain-free dielectric elastomers
Author(s): Xiaofan Niu; Ruby Leo; Dustin Chen; Wei Hu; Qibing Pei
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Field-distribution in EAP-transducers with diagonal-edge contacts
Author(s): Thorben Hoffstadt; Christian Graf; Jürgen Maas
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Uncertainty quantification and stochastic-based viscoelastic modeling of finite deformation elastomers
Author(s): William S. Oates; Michael Hays; Paul Miles; Ralph Smith
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More than 10-fold increase in the actuation strain of silicone dielectric elastomer actuators by applying prestrain
Author(s): S. Akbari; Samuel Rosset; Herbert R. Shea
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Very high breakdown field strength for dielectric elastomer actuators quenched in dielectric liquid bath
Author(s): Thanh-Giang La; Gih-Keong Lau
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New operating limits for applications with electroactive elastomer: effect of the drift of the dielectric permittivity and the electrical breakdown
Author(s): T. Vu-Cong; C. Jean-Mistral; A. Sylvestre
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Electrochemistry of electromechanical actuators based on carbon nanotubes and ionic liquids
Author(s): Kinji Asaka; Ken Mukai; Takushi Sugino; Hyacinthe Randriamahazaka; Toribio Fernández Otero
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Carbon nanotube network evolution during deformation of PVDF-MWNT nanocomposites
Author(s): Reza Rizvi; Hani E. Naguib
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Improving dry carbon nanotube actuators by chemical modifications, material hybridization, and proper engineering
Author(s): Maurizio Biso; Alberto Ansaldo; Davide Ricci
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Measuring the bending of asymmetric planar EAP structures
Author(s): Florian M. Weiss; Xue Zhao; Peter Thalmann; Hans Deyhle; Prabitha Urwyler; Gabor Kovacs; Bert Müller
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Fabrication of shape memory nanofibers by electrospinning method
Author(s): Fenghua Zhang; Zhichun Zhang; Yanju Liu; Jinsong Leng
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Silicone resembling poly (propylene glycol) interpenetrating networks based on no pre-stretch as basis for electrical actuators
Author(s): Kaustav Goswami; Frederikke Bahrt Madsen; Anders Egede Daugaard; Anne Ladegaard Skov
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Characterization and modeling of humidity-dependence of IPMC sensing dynamics
Author(s): Chaiyong Lim; Hong Lei; Xiaobo Tan
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Charge dynamics of ionic polymer metal composites in response to electrical bias
Author(s): Youngsu Cha; Maurizio Porfiri
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Design optimization of rod shaped IPMC actuator
Author(s): S. A Ruiz; B. Mead; H. Yun; W. Yim; K. J. Kim
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Viscoelastic model of IPMC actuators
Author(s): V. Vunder; A. Punning; A. Aabloo
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Deformation behavior of ionic polymer metal composite actuator in several pH solutions
Author(s): M. Omiya; W. Aoyagi
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On the development of planar actuators for variable stiffness devices
Author(s): Markus Henke; Gerald Gerlach
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Electromechanical and electro-optical functions of plasticized PVC with colossal dielectric constant
Author(s): Hiromu Sato; Toshihiro Hirai
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High-dielectric permittivity elastomers from well-dispersed expanded graphite in low concentrations
Author(s): Anders Egede Daugaard; Suzan Sager Hassouneh; Malgorzata Kostrzewska; Anca Gabriela Bejenariu; Anne Ladegaard Skov
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Silver nanowires embedded gel electrodes
Author(s): Yuta Abe; Jin Gong; Hidemitsu Furukawa
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Stable electroosmotically driven actuators
Author(s): Deepa Sritharan; Mylene Motsebo; Julia Tumbic; Elisabeth Smela
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High-speed, compact, adaptive lenses using in-line transparent dielectric elastomer actuator membranes
Author(s): Samuel Shian; Roger M. Diebold; David R. Clarke
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Design optimization of a linear actuator
Author(s): B. Rechenbach; M. Willatzen; K. Lorenzen Preisler; B. Lassen
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Tunable grating with active feedback
Author(s): Samuel Rosset; Benjamin M. O'Brien; Todd Gisby; Daniel Xu; Herbert R. Shea; Iain A. Anderson
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Dielectric elastomer actuators for active microfluidic control
Author(s): David McCoul; Coleman Murray; Dino Di Carlo; Qibing Pei
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All inkjet-printed electroactive polymer actuators for microfluidic lab-on-chip systems
Author(s): Oliver Pabst; Erik Beckert; Jolke Perelaer; Ulrich S. Schubert; Ramona Eberhardt; Andreas Tünnermann
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Actuators based on intrinsic conductive polymers/carbon nanoparticles nanocomposites
Author(s): Sergio Bocchini; Daisy Accardo; Paolo Ariano; Mariangela Lombardi; Maurizio Biso; Alberto Ansaldo; Davide Ricci
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Six-axis capacitive force/torque sensor based on dielectric elastomer
Author(s): Daegyeong Kim; Choong Han Lee; Baek Chul Kim; Dong Hyuck Lee; Hyung Suk Lee; Canh Toan Nguyen; Ui Kyum Kim; Tien Dat Nguyen; Hyungpil Moon; Ja Choon Koo; Jae-do Nam; Hyouk Ryeol Choi
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Scalable sensing electronics towards a motion capture suit
Author(s): Daniel Xu; Todd A. Gisby; Shane Xie; Iain A. Anderson
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Mm-size bistable zipping dielectric elastomer actuators for integrated microfluidics
Author(s): Luc Maffli; Samuel Rosset; Herbert R. Shea
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Development of a dual-axis hybrid-type tactile sensor using PET film
Author(s): Kim Seonggi; Ja Choon Koo; Hyouk Ryeol Choi; Hyungpil Moon
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Dielectric elastomers with novel highly-conducting electrodes
Author(s): Holger Böse; Detlev Uhl
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The effect of folds in thin metal film electrodes used in dielectric elastomer actuators
Author(s): Sze-Hsien Low; Gih-Keong Lau
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Closed-loop control of a tube-type cylindrical IPMC
Author(s): B. Mead; S. Ruiz; W. Yim
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New DEA materials by organic modification of silicone and polyurethane networks
Author(s): Björn Kussmaul; Sebastian Risse; Michael Wegener; Martin Bluemke; Jens Krause; Joachim Wagner; Torsten Feller; Karin Clauberg; Julia Hitzbleck; Reimund Gerhard; Hartmut Krueger
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Effect of viscoelastic relaxation on the electromechanical coupling of dielectric elastomer
Author(s): Bo Li; Hualing Chen; Junhua Qiang; Junjie Sheng; Jinxiong Zhou
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Synthesis and electromechanical characterization of a new acrylic dielectric elastomer with high actuation strain and dielectric strength
Author(s): Wei Hu; Xiaofan Niu; Xinguo Yang; Naifang Zhang; Qibing Pei
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Effect of mechanical parameters on dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures
Author(s): Jun Shintake; Samuel Rosset; Dario Floreano; Herbert R. Shea
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GEM printer: 3D gel printer for free shaping of functional gel engineering materials
Author(s): Hidemitsu Furukawa; Hisato Muroi; Kouki Yamamoto; Ryo Serizawa; Jin Gong
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Polyelectrolyte gels as bending actuators: modeling and numerical simulation
Author(s): Thomas Wallmersperger; Karsten Keller; Abdolhamid Attaran
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PEDOT/TBACF3SO3 bending actuators based on a PEDOT-PEDOT sandwich complex
Author(s): Jadranka Trava-Sejdic; Tarmo Tamm; Paul A. Kilmartin; Rauno Temmer; Alvo Aabloo; Rudolf Kiefer
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