期刊
EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS
卷 31, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2019.100542
关键词
Soft robotics; Peano-HASEL actuator; Artificial muscle; Model; Instability
资金
- National Science Foundation grant, USA [1739452]
- GAANN (Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need) Fellowship in Soft Materials
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation, USA
- Army Research Office, United States (DURIP) [W911NF-18-1-0203]
- Division Of Computer and Network Systems
- Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr [1739452] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Research in soft robotics has yielded numerous types of soft actuators with widely differing mechanisms of operation that enable functionality that is difficult or impossible to reproduce with hard actuators such as electromagnetic motors. The Peano-HASEL (hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic) actuator is a new type of electrostatic, linearly contracting, soft actuator that features large strains, fast actuation, and high energy densities. Peano-HASEL actuators are comprised of pouches, which are made of flexible dielectric polymer films, filled with a liquid dielectric, and covered with flexible electrodes. When a voltage is applied to the electrodes, they zip together due to the Maxwell stress, which displaces the liquid inside the pouch, and causes the actuator to contract. Zipping can occur homogeneously or inhomogeneously. In this letter we analyze inhomogeneous zipping and its influence on the performance of Peano-HASEL actuators. We develop a theoretical model that describes inhomogeneous as well as homogeneous zipping of the electrodes and characterize the behavior of actuators experimentally. Inhomogeneous zipping occurs (depending on the size of the electrodes) predominantly at large loads, because it allows for larger areas of the electrodes to be zipped. Inhomogeneous zipping increases the blocking force of the actuators and leads to larger actuation strains near the blocking force. Exploiting inhomogeneous zipping by increasing the electrode size enables an increase in the blocking force of the actuators by up to 47%. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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