Investigation of the influence of fiber reinforcement onto electro-active strain and force in uniaxial DEAs

Konferenz: ACTUATOR 2024 - International Conference and Exhibition on New Actuator Systems and Applications
13.06.2024-14.06.2024 in Wiesbaden, Germany

Tagungsband: GMM-Fb. 110: ACTUATOR 2024

Seiten: 4Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

Autoren:
Konstantinidi, Stefania; Koenigsdorff, Markus; Holzer, Simon; Mersch, Johannes; Martinez, Thomas; Civet, Yoan; Gerlach, Gerald; Perriard, Yves

Inhalt:
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are electro-active polymers that show high potential for soft robotic applications. This study focuses on the influence of fiber reinforcement onto the electro-active force. By fabricating actuators with various aspect ratios, width-dependent effects are investigated. Results indicate that fiber-reinforced DEAs exhibit higher initial active forces, with aspect ratios influencing force profiles. Comparisons with isotropic DEAs show increased forces for fiber-reinforced DEAs.