Multi-functional dielectric elastomer artificial muscles for soft and smart machines

Theory of dielectric elastomers

(2013) Zhigang Suo   ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA

Rotating turkeys and self-commutating artificial muscle motors

(2012) Benjamin M. O’Brien et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Towards holonomic electro-elastomer actuators with six degrees of freedom

(2012) A T Conn et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A soft and dexterous motor

(2011) Iain A. Anderson et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Soft generators using dielectric elastomers

(2011) Thomas G. McKay et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Method for measuring energy generation and efficiency of dielectric elastomer generators

(2011) Rainer Kaltseis et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

An octopus-bioinspired solution to movement and manipulation for soft robots

(2011) M Calisti et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Fabrication and Application of Miniaturized Dielectric Elastomer Stack Actuators

(2011) Peter Lotz et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Power for Robotic Artificial Muscles

(2011) Iain A. Anderson et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

An Artificial Muscle Ring Oscillator

(2011) Benjamin Marc O'Brien et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Solar to electrical conversion via liquid crystal elastomers

(2011) T. Hiscock et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Multigait soft robot

(2011) R. F. Shepherd et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Note: Analysis of the efficiency of a dielectric elastomer generator for energy harvesting

(2011) Gyungsoo Kang et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Modeling and experimental validation of a bi-stable out-of-plane DEAP actuator system

(2011) M Hodgins et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Harnessing snap-through instability in soft dielectrics to achieve giant voltage-triggered deformation

(2011) Christoph Keplinger et al.   Soft Matter

Fast two-layer two-photon imaging of neuronal cell populations using an electrically tunable lens

(2011) Benjamin F. Grewe et al.   Biomedical Optics Express

Dielectric elastomer switches for smart artificial muscles

(2010) Benjamin M. O’Brien et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

An integrated, self-priming dielectric elastomer generator

(2010) Thomas McKay et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Fish-like propulsion of an airship with planar membrane dielectric elastomer actuators

(2010) C Jordi et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Elastomers filled with exfoliated graphite as compliant electrodes

(2010) M. Kujawski et al.   CARBON

Analysis and manufacture of an energy harvester based on a Mooney-Rivlin–type dielectric elastomer

(2010) Yanju Liu et al.   EPL

Dielectric Elastomer Generators: How Much Energy Can Be Converted?

(2010) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Fabrication and Control of Rectilinear Artificial Muscle Actuator

(2010) Nguyen Huu Chuc et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Dynamic response of tubular dielectric elastomer transducers

(2010) Seyul Son et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Energy diagrams and stability restrictions for electroelastic generators

(2010) Ricardo Díaz-Calleja et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Theory of Dielectric Elastomers Capable of Giant Deformation of Actuation

(2010) Xuanhe Zhao et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Rontgen's electrode-free elastomer actuators without electromechanical pull-in instability

(2010) C. Keplinger et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stretching Dielectric Elastomer Performance

(2010) F. Carpi et al.   SCIENCE

Rolling dielectric elastomer actuator with bulged cylindrical shape

(2010) Marco Potz et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Modelling of dielectric polymers for energy scavenging applications

(2010) C Jean-Mistral et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Self-priming dielectric elastomer generators

(2010) Thomas McKay et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A thin membrane artificial muscle rotary motor

(2009) Iain A. Anderson et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Maximal energy that can be converted by a dielectric elastomer generator

(2009) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Large-strain, rigid-to-rigid deformation of bistable electroactive polymers

(2009) Zhibin Yu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Large-Stroke Dielectric Elastomer Actuators With Ion-Implanted Electrodes

(2009) S. Rosset et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Advances in Dielectric Elastomers for Actuators and Artificial Muscles

(2009) Paul Brochu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Stacked dielectric elastomer actuator for tensile force transmission

(2009) G. Kovacs et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Finite element modelling of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures

(2008) Benjamin O’Brien et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Capacitive extensometry for transient strain analysis of dielectric elastomer actuators

(2008) Christoph Keplinger et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A self-sensing dielectric elastomer actuator

(2007) Kwangmok Jung et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL