Inflated soft actuators with reversible stable deformations
2016
Article
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Most soft robotic systems are currently dependent on bulky compressors or pumps. A soft actuation method is presented combining hyperelastic membranes and dielectric elastomer actuators to switch between stable deformations of sealed chambers. This method is capable of large repeatable deformations, and has a number of stable states proportional to the number of actuatable membranes in the chamber.
Author(s): | Hines, Lindsey and Petersen, Kirstin and Sitti, Metin |
Journal: | Advanced Materials |
Volume: | 28 |
Number (issue): | 19 |
Pages: | 3690--3696 |
Year: | 2016 |
Department(s): | Physical Intelligence |
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Inflated soft actuators with reversible stable deformations
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Bibtex Type: | Article (article) |
Paper Type: | Journal |
DOI: | 10.1002/adma.201600107 |
BibTex @article{hines2016inflated, title = {Inflated soft actuators with reversible stable deformations}, author = {Hines, Lindsey and Petersen, Kirstin and Sitti, Metin}, journal = {Advanced Materials}, volume = {28}, number = {19}, pages = {3690--3696}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.1002/adma.201600107} } |