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RISMechanics of Interfacial Delamination in Deep-Sea Soft Robots Under Hydrostatic Pressure
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In recent years, with the increasing demand for ocean exploration, deep-sea soft robots featuring better environmental adaptability, lighter weight, and less energy consumption relative to traditional robots have emerged. ...
Electromechanical Bistable Behavior of a Novel Dielectric Elastomer Actuator
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: High voltage is required for the existing dielectric elastomer (DE) actuators to convert electrical energy to mechanical energy. However, maintaining high voltage on DE membranes can cause various failures, such as current ...
Active Shape Control and Phase Coexistence of Dielectric Elastomer Membrane With Patterned Electrodes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Various applications of dielectric elastomers (DEs) have been realized in recent years due to their lightweight, low cost, large actuation and fast response. In this paper, experiments and simulations are performed on the ...
Mechanics of Interfacial Delamination in DeepSea Soft Robots Under Hydrostatic Pressure
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In recent years, with the increasing demand for ocean exploration, deepsea soft robots featuring better environmental adaptability, lighter weight, and less energy consumption relative to traditional robots have emerged. ...
Electromechanical Model-Based Adaptive Control of Multilayered Dielectric Elastomer Bending Actuator
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Dielectric elastomer (DE) possesses attributes such as large deformation and fast response. As a typical DE actuating structure, the multilayered DE bending actuator (MDEBA) is lightweight and can actuate in relatively low ...
Bio Inspired Fast Actuation by Mechanical Instability of Thermoresponding Hydrogel Structures
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Inspired by natural plants, thermoresponding hydrogel (TRH) structures have been designed to trigger mechanical instability with fast actuation. Tough Caalginate/poly(Nisopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogel has been ...
Electromechanical Control and Stability Analysis of a Soft Swim-Bladder Robot Driven by Dielectric Elastomer
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Compared to the conventional rigid robots, the soft robots driven by soft active materials possess unique advantages with their high adaptability in field exploration and seamless interaction with human. As one type of ...
Investigation of the State Transition and Moving Boundary in a Pneumatic–Hydraulic Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuator
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Compared to robots and devices made of rigid components, soft robots and flexible devices driven by soft active materials possess various advantages including high adaptability under extreme environment and compatibility ...
Scar-Like Self-Reinforced and Failure-Tolerant Dielectric Elastomer Actuator With AgNWs Electrode
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Scar structures of natural animals can reinforce the wounds both mechanically and biologically to maintain the functions of the injured muscle and skin. Inspired by the scar structure, we present a dielectric elastomer ...