Conductive Fabric Heaters for Heat-Activated Soft Actuators
We examine electrically conductive fabrics as conductive heaters for heat-activated soft actuators. We have explored various fabric designs optimized for material properties, heat distribution and actuation/de-actuation characteristics of the soft actuators. We implemented this approach in the silic...
Main Authors: | Mark Cartolano, Boxi Xia, Aslan Miriyev, Hod Lipson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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Series: | Actuators |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/8/1/9 |
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