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A locomotion robot driven by soft dielectric elastomer resonator

  • Chao Tang
  • , Bo Li
  • , Changsheng Bian
  • , Zhiqiang Li
  • , Lei Liu
  • , Hualing Chen
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Dielectric elastomers are a variety of electroactive polymer that deform due to the electrostatic interaction between two electrodes with opposite electric charge. Dielectric elastomer actuators are recognized as one of the most promising soft actuation technologies that have a widely application in soft robots. In this paper, an ultralight locomotion robot based on dielectric elastomers resonance mechanism has been prepared. During operation, a suitable excitation frequency and voltage level were determined experimentally, which provide guidance to optimize on-demand locomotion of the robot. The structure of our robot is very simple and only weight 9.6, g but have a speed of 65, mm/s benefit by dielectric elastomer resonator. The resonance mechanism increases the energy conversion efficiency of dielectric elastomer actuators which has huge potential application in soft robots.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 10th International Conference, ICIRA 2017, Proceedings
EditorsHonghai Liu, YongAn Huang, Hao Wu, Zhouping Yin
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages120-126
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783319652887
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 16 Aug 201718 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10462 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period16/08/1718/08/17

Keywords

  • Dielectric elastomer
  • Locomotion robot
  • Resonator
  • Soft active material

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