scholarly journals Printing low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators

2015 ◽  
Vol 107 (24) ◽  
pp. 244104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Poulin ◽  
Samuel Rosset ◽  
Herbert R. Shea
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

High Lift Micro‐Aerial‐Robot Powered by Low Voltage and Long Endurance Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

2021 ◽  
pp. 2106757
Author(s):  
Zhijian Ren ◽  
Suhan Kim ◽  
Xiang Ji ◽  
Weikun Zhu ◽  
Farnaz Niroui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer ◽  
High Lift ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators ◽  
Aerial Robot ◽  
Long Endurance

scholarly journals Stretchable composite monolayer electrodes for low voltage dielectric elastomer actuators

2018 ◽  
Vol 261 ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobin Ji ◽  
Alae El Haitami ◽  
Francesca Sorba ◽  
Samuel Rosset ◽  
Giao T.M. Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

Low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators with stretchable electrodes fabricated by supersonic cluster beam implantation

2018 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 064901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Taccola ◽  
Andrea Bellacicca ◽  
Paolo Milani ◽  
Lucia Beccai ◽  
Francesco Greco
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer ◽  
Cluster Beam ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven by low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (37) ◽  
pp. eaaz6451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobin Ji ◽  
Xinchang Liu ◽  
Vito Cacucciolo ◽  
Matthias Imboden ◽  
Yoan Civet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Autonomous Navigation ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Operating Voltage ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators ◽  
Flexible Printed Circuit

Insects are a constant source of inspiration for roboticists. Their compliant bodies allow them to squeeze through small openings and be highly resilient to impacts. However, making subgram autonomous soft robots untethered and capable of responding intelligently to the environment is a long-standing challenge. One obstacle is the low power density of soft actuators, leading to small robots unable to carry their sense and control electronics and a power supply. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), a class of electrostatic electroactive polymers, allow for kilohertz operation with high power density but require typically several kilovolts to reach full strain. The mass of kilovolt supplies has limited DEA robot speed and performance. In this work, we report low-voltage stacked DEAs (LVSDEAs) with an operating voltage below 450 volts and used them to propel an insect-sized (40 millimeters long) soft untethered and autonomous legged robot. The DEAnsect body, with three LVSDEAs to drive its three legs, weighs 190 milligrams and can carry a 950-milligram payload (five times its body weight). The unloaded DEAnsect moves at 30 millimeters/second and is very robust by virtue of its compliance. The sub–500-volt operation voltage enabled us to develop 780-milligram drive electronics, including optical sensors, a microcontroller, and a battery, for two channels to output 450 volts with frequencies up to 1 kilohertz. By integrating this flexible printed circuit board with the DEAnsect, we developed a subgram robot capable of autonomous navigation, independently following printed paths. This work paves the way for new generations of resilient soft and fast untethered robots.

High-frequency oscillations of low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardi Wiranata ◽  
Makoto Kanno ◽  
Naoki Chiya ◽  
Hozuma Okabe ◽  
Tatsuhiro Horii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Electric Circuit ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer ◽  
Membrane Thickness ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Actuators ◽  
Roll To Roll ◽  
High Frequency Oscillations ◽  
Dielectric Elastomer Membrane

Abstract To increase safety and reduce the electric circuit cost, Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) must operate below the kV range. The simplest strategy to reduce the voltage operation is to decrease the dielectric elastomer membrane thickness. This research aims to demonstrate DEAs with a nanometric uniform thickness that can operate at a low voltage (below 70 V) and a high frequency. We use the roll-to-roll process to fabricate a 600-nm-thick stretchable PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) nanosheet and a 200-nm-thick conductive nanosheet. These nanosheet-DEAs are tested in high-frequency operations of DC voltage below 70 V and in a frequency range of 1–30 kHz.

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