Electrode Free Elastomer Actuators With Unlimited Actuation Range

Martin Kaltenbrunner; Christoph Keplinger; Nikita Arnold; Siegfried Bauer

Electrode Free Elastomer Actuators With Unlimited Actuation Range

Martin Kaltenbrunner, Christoph Keplinger, Nikita Arnold, Siegfried Bauer

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Abstract

Elastomer actuators may be employed in micro-robotics, tactile and haptic interfaces, as well as in adaptive optical elements. Such actuators are sensitive to the pull-in electromechanical instability, limiting operational voltages and attainable deformations. Here we present electrode-free actuators driven by sprayed-on electrical charges, withstanding much higher voltages and deformations. The absence of electrodes allows for direct optical monitoring of the actuated elastomer, as well as for designing new 3D actuator configurations and adaptive optical elements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Actuator 10, Conference Proceedings
Pages	427-428
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2010

Publication series

Name	Actuator-International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuators and Drive Systems

Fields of science

103015 Condensed matter
103 Physics, Astronomy
103008 Experimental physics
103023 Polymer physics
103018 Materials physics
202036 Sensor systems
202022 Information technology

JKU Focus areas

Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings › peer-review

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