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| Type: | Conference paper |
| Title: | Evaluation of selected dielectric elastomers for use in an artificial muscle actuator |
| Author: | Barnes, A. Liu, Q. Young, G. Lu, T. |
| Citation: | Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automaton, 2007:www1-www9 |
| Publisher: | ARAA |
| Publisher Place: | CDROM |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| ISBN: | 9780958758390 |
| Conference Name: | Australasian Conference on Robotics & Automation (2007 : Brisbane, Australia) |
| Editor: | Dunbabin, M. Srinivasan, M. |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Alexander Barnes, Qiang Liu, George Young and Tien Fu-Lu |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of a series of experiments designed to measure the suitability of selected dielectric elastomers as artificial muscle actuators. The paper aims to differentiate between three widely used dielectric elastomers, 3M VHB-4910, BJB Enterprises TC-5005 and NuSil Technology's CF19-2186. The materials are compared in terms of their ease of manufacture, strain, electrical properties and hysteresis. The effect and the importance of prestraining each material is also considered. A conclusion is drawn on the basis of these comparisons and recommendations are given for the design of actuators utilising these materials. |
| Published version: | http://www.araa.asn.au/acra/acra2007/papers/paper12final.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Mechanical Engineering publications |
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