Giant, voltage-actuated deformation of a dielectric elastomer under dead load

Giant, voltage-actuated deformation of a dielectric elastomer under dead load

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Dielectric elastomer membranes undergoing inhomogeneous deformation

Dielectric elastomers are capable of large deformation subject to an electric voltage and are promising for use as actuators, sensors, and generators. Because of large deformation, nonlinear equations of states, and diverse modes of failure, modeling the process of electromechanical transduction has been challenging. This paper studies a membrane of a dielectric elastomer deformed into an out-o...

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Nonlinear deformation analysis of a dielectric elastomer membrane–spring system

Due to their large strain capability, dielectric elastomers are promising materials for application as transducers in cameras, robots, valves, pumps, energy harvesters, and so on. The dielectric elastomer transducers are based on the deformation of a soft polymer membrane contracting in thickness and expanding in area, induced by the application of a voltage across the two compliant electrodes ...

Equilibrium and stability of dielectric elastomer membranes undergoing inhomogeneous deformation

Dielectric elastomers are capable of large deformation subject to an electric voltage, and are promising for uses as actuators, sensors and generators. Because of large deformation, nonlinear equations of state, and diverse modes of failure, modeling the process of electromechanical transduction has been challenging. This paper studies a membrane of a dielectric elastomer deformed into an out-o...