Spring roll dielectric elastomer actuators for a portable force feedback glove

Rui Zhang; Patrick Lochmatter; Andreas Kunz; Gabor M. Kovacs

doi:10.1117/12.658524

22 March 2006 Spring roll dielectric elastomer actuators for a portable force feedback glove

Rui Zhang, Patrick Lochmatter, Andreas Kunz, Gabor M. Kovacs

Proceedings Volume 6168, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); 61681T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658524
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Miniature spring roll dielectric elastomer actuators for a novel kinematic-free force feedback concept were manufactured and experimentally characterized. The actuators exhibited a maximum blocking force of 7.2 N and a displacement of 5 mm. The theoretical considerations based on the material's incompressibility were discussed in order to estimate the actuator behavior under blocked-strain activation and free-strain activation. One prototype was built for the demonstration of the proposed force feedback concept.

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Rui Zhang, Patrick Lochmatter, Andreas Kunz, and Gabor M. Kovacs "Spring roll dielectric elastomer actuators for a portable force feedback glove", Proc. SPIE 6168, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), 61681T (22 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658524

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