Enabling multichannel communication within dielectric elastomers

Luca Ciarella; Jianan Yi; Katherine Wilson; Andreas Richter; Iain Anderson; Ernst-Friedrich Markus Henke

doi:10.1117/12.2612332

20 April 2022 Enabling multichannel communication within dielectric elastomers

Luca Ciarella, Jianan Yi, Katherine Wilson, Andreas Richter, Iain Anderson, Ernst-Friedrich Markus Henke

Proceedings Volume 12042, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIV; 120420A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612332
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2022, Long Beach, California, United States

Abstract

We present a 4-channel multiplexer made with dielectric elastomers (DEs). Multiplexers are fundamental blocks in electronics that allow multichannel communications. Many users/channels can, one at a time, communicate with a shared resource, without the need for building multiple copies of it. After introducing the basic elements of DE-electronics, a DEA-driver, composed of a MUX and a strain sensor, is realized. The experiment shows that a MUX can be used to control the actuation of a DEA in response to an external stimulus.

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Luca Ciarella, Jianan Yi, Katherine Wilson, Andreas Richter, Iain Anderson, and Ernst-Friedrich Markus Henke "Enabling multichannel communication within dielectric elastomers", Proc. SPIE 12042, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIV, 120420A (20 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612332

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