Advances in dielectric elastomer actuation technology

Fast-moving soft electronic fish

(2017) Tiefeng Li et al.   Science Advances

A Transparent, Self-Healing, Highly Stretchable Ionic Conductor

(2016) Yue Cao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Analysis, experiment, and correlation of a petal-shaped actuator based on dielectric elastomer minimum-energy structures

(2016) Fan Liu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

A reduced order model for dielectric elastomer actuators over a range of frequencies and prestrains

(2016) Jillian Kiser et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Computational modeling of electro-elasto-capillary phenomena in dielectric elastomers

(2016) Saman Seifi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Electromechanical deformation of conical dielectric elastomer actuator with hydrogel electrodes

(2016) Chi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Eliminating electromechanical instability in dielectric elastomers by employing pre-stretch

(2016) Liang Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

The Current State of Silicone-Based Dielectric Elastomer Transducers

(2016) Frederikke B. Madsen et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Bistable dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures

(2016) Jianwen Zhao et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Modelling and control of double-cone dielectric elastomer actuator

(2016) F Branz et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Dissipative performance of dielectric elastomers under various voltage waveforms

(2016) Junshi Zhang et al.   Soft Matter

Investigation on the viscoelastic behaviors of a circular dielectric elastomer membrane undergoing large deformation

(2016) Bing Wang et al.   AIP Advances

Study Neo-Hookean and Yeoh Hyper-Elastic Models in Dielectric Elastomer-Based Micro-Beam Resonators

(2016) Saeed Danaee Barforooshi et al.   Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures

Small, fast, and tough: Shrinking down integrated elastomer transducers

(2016) Samuel Rosset et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Interactions Between Dielectric Elastomer Actuators and Soft Bodies

(2016) Feifei Chen et al.   Soft Robotics

Versatile Soft Grippers with Intrinsic Electroadhesion Based on Multifunctional Polymer Actuators

(2015) Jun Shintake et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Modelling of spring roll actuators based on viscoelastic dielectric elastomers

(2015) Junshi Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Current leakage performance of dielectric elastomers under different boundary conditions

(2015) Tongqing Lu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Improvement on output torque of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures

(2015) Jianwen Zhao et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Soft hands: An analysis of some gripping mechanisms in soft robot design

(2015) Xuance Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Hemispherical breathing mode speaker using a dielectric elastomer actuator

(2015) Naoki Hosoya et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA

A rotary joint for a flapping wing actuated by dielectric elastomers: design and experiment

(2015) Jianwen Zhao et al.   MECCANICA

Design of a compact bistable mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators

(2015) Maurizio Follador et al.   MECCANICA

Sensing frequency design for capacitance feedback of dielectric elastomers

(2015) Daniel Xu et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Standards for dielectric elastomer transducers

(2015) Federico Carpi et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Synthesis of silicone elastomers containing trifluoropropyl groups and their use in dielectric elastomer transducers

(2015) Mihaela Dascalu et al.   RSC Advances

Actuating dielectric elastomers in pure shear deformation by elastomeric conductors

(2014) Yin Wang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Viscoelastic creep elimination in dielectric elastomer actuation by preprogrammed voltage

(2014) Junshi Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The dielectric breakdown limit of silicone dielectric elastomer actuators

(2014) Davide Gatti et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A Compliant Translational Mechanism Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators

(2014) Chuc Huu Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN

Mechanics of dielectric elastomer-activated deformable transmission grating

(2014) Yin Wang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A small biomimetic quadruped robot driven by multistacked dielectric elastomer actuators

(2014) Canh Toan Nguyen et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A visco-hyperelastic approach to modelling rate-dependent large deformation of a dielectric acrylic elastomer

(2014) Karali Patra et al.   International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design

Harnessing large deformation and instabilities of soft dielectrics: Theory, experiment, and application

(2014) Xuanhe Zhao et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

A Resilient, Untethered Soft Robot

(2014) Michael T. Tolley et al.   Soft Robotics

Theory of dielectric elastomers

(2013) Zhigang Suo   ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA

Rate dependent stress-stretch relation of dielectric elastomers subjected to pure shear like loading and electric field

(2013) Shaoxing Qu et al.   ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA

A finite element method for dielectric elastomer transducers

(2013) Shaoxing Qu et al.   ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA

Improved electromechanical behavior in castable dielectric elastomer actuators

(2013) Samin Akbari et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Meshworm: A Peristaltic Soft Robot With Antagonistic Nickel Titanium Coil Actuators

(2013) Sangok Seok et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Active Shape Control and Phase Coexistence of Dielectric Elastomer Membrane With Patterned Electrodes

(2013) Zhanan Zou et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Tunable lenses using transparent dielectric elastomer actuators

(2013) Samuel Shian et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Stretchable, Transparent, Ionic Conductors

(2013) C. Keplinger et al.   SCIENCE

Zipping dielectric elastomer actuators: characterization, design and modeling

(2013) L Maffli et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Experimental comparison of bias elements for out-of-plane DEAP actuator system

(2013) M Hodgins et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Self-sensing dielectric elastomer actuators in closed-loop operation

(2013) Samuel Rosset et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Synthesis and characterization of silicones containing cyanopropyl groups and their use in dielectric elastomer actuators

(2013) Carmen Racles et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Prestrain-Free Dielectric Elastomers Based on Acrylic Thermoplastic Elastomer Gels: A Morphological and (Electro)Mechanical Property Study

(2012) Pruthesh H. Vargantwar et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus

(2012) Cecilia Laschi et al.   ADVANCED ROBOTICS

Flexible and stretchable electrodes for dielectric elastomer actuators

(2012) Samuel Rosset et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Large, uni-directional actuation in dielectric elastomers achieved by fiber stiffening

(2012) Jiangshui Huang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The thickness and stretch dependence of the electrical breakdown strength of an acrylic dielectric elastomer

(2012) Jiangshui Huang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Model of dissipative dielectric elastomers

(2012) Choon Chiang Foo et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Synthesizing a new dielectric elastomer exhibiting large actuation strain and suppressed electromechanical instability without prestretching

(2012) Xiaofan Niu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Giant voltage-induced deformation in dielectric elastomers near the verge of snap-through instability

(2012) Tiefeng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Electromechanical instability and snap-through instability of dielectric elastomers undergoing polarization saturation

(2012) Liwu Liu et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

A compact dielectric elastomer tubular actuator for refreshable Braille displays

(2012) P. Chakraborti et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Experimental study on the dielectric properties of polyacrylate dielectric elastomer

(2012) Junhua Qiang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Towards holonomic electro-elastomer actuators with six degrees of freedom

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

Dielectric elastomer actuators under equal-biaxial forces, uniaxial forces, and uniaxial constraint of stiff fibers

(2012) Tongqing Lu et al.   Soft Matter

Viscoelastic effects on electromechanical instabilities in dielectric elastomers

(2012) Harold S. Park et al.   Soft Matter

New Silicone Composites for Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Applications In Competition with Acrylic Foil

(2011) Dorina M. Opris et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Electromechanical stability in charge-controlled dielectric elastomer actuation

(2011)   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Fabrication and Application of Miniaturized Dielectric Elastomer Stack Actuators

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

Bistable Antagonistic Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Binary Robotics and Mechatronics

(2011) Patrick Chouinard et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Effect of mechanical pre-stretch on the stabilization of dielectric elastomer actuation

(2011) Bo Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Effect of temperature on the stability of dielectric elastomers

(2011) Junjie Sheng et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Mechanisms of large actuation strain in dielectric elastomers

(2011) Soo Jin Adrian Koh et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

A tubular dielectric elastomer actuator: Fabrication, characterization and active vibration isolation

(2011) R. Sarban et al.   MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING

Core-free rolled actuators for Braille displays using P(VDF–TrFE–CFE)

(2011) Thomas Levard et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

NONEQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS OF DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS

(2011) XUANHE ZHAO et al.   International Journal of Applied Mechanics

High Breakdown Field Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Using Encapsulated Polyaniline as High Dielectric Constant Filler

(2010) Martin Molberg et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Design and Control of a Multi-jointed Robot Finger Driven by an Artificial Muscle Actuator

(2010) Nguyen Huu Chuc et al.   ADVANCED ROBOTICS

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

(2010) Yanju Liu et al.   EPL

Optimal Synthesis of Conically Shaped Dielectric Elastomer Linear Actuators: Design Methodology and Experimental Validation

(2010) Giovanni Berselli et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

A constitutive model of polyacrylate interpenetrating polymer networks for dielectric elastomers

(2010) Nakhiah C. Goulbourne   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Design and Implementation of Cone Dielectric Elastomer Actuator with Double-Slider Mechanism

(2010) Yunguang Luan et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

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

Dielectric elastomers of interpenetrating networks

(2009) Zhigang Suo et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

A comparison between silicone and acrylic elastomers as dielectric materials in electroactive polymer actuators

(2009) Silvain Michel et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Stacked dielectric elastomer actuator for tensile force transmission

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

An MRI-Compatible Needle Manipulator Concept Based on Elastically Averaged Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for Prostate Cancer Treatment: An Accuracy and MR-Compatibility Evaluation in Phantoms

(2009) Jean-Sébastien Plante et al.   Journal of Medical Devices-Transactions of the ASME

Design of a Single-Acting Constant-Force Actuator Based on Dielectric Elastomers

(2009) Giovanni Berselli et al.   Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics-Transactions of the ASME

Finite element modelling of dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures

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

Mechanical characterization of a dielectric elastomer microactuator with ion-implanted electrodes

(2008) S. Rosset et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

The effects of additives on the actuating performances of a dielectric elastomer actuator

(2008) Huu Chuc Nguyen et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Propagation of instability in dielectric elastomers

(2007) Jinxiong Zhou et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES