Abstract: An energybased approach is presented to extract the thresholds on the transient dynamic response of step voltage driven dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs). The proposed approach relies on establishing the energy balance ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method to achieve high deformability levels in dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) by applying a modulated voltage waveform. The method relies on supplying the electrostatic energy during the specific ...

Abstract: This work presents the dynamic modeling and analysis of a particle-reinforced and pre-stressed electro-magneto-viscoelastic plate actuator. The actuator belongs to a smart actuator category and is made of an electro-magneto-active ...

Abstract: This study focuses on investigating hard-magnetic soft materials, characterized by magnetoactive polymers containing magnetically polarized particles as fillers. The research utilizes the Gent model of hyperelasticity to ...

Abstract: Electrically driven dielectric elastomers (DEs) suffer from an electromechanical instability (EMI) when the applied potential difference reaches a critical value. A majority of the past investigations address the mechanics ...

Abstract: Electrically driven dielectric elastomers (DEs) suffer from an electromechanical instability (EMI) when the applied potential difference reaches a critical value. A majority of the past investigations address the mechanics ...