High-Speed, Helical and Self-Coiled Dielectric Polymer Actuator

Novel actuator materials are necessary to advance the field of soft robotics. However, since current solutions are limited in terms of strain, strain rate, or robustness, a new actuator type was developed. In its basic configuration, this actuator consisted of four layers and self-coiled into a heli...

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Main Authors: Johannes Mersch, Markus Koenigsdorff, Andreas Nocke, Chokri Cherif, Gerald Gerlach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/10/1/15