A multi-physics model of planar electro-active polymer actuators

Christoph Hackl; Hong Yue Tang; Robert D. Lorenz; Lih Sheng Turng; Dierk Schröder

A multi-physics model of planar electro-active polymer actuators

Christoph Hackl^*, Hong Yue Tang, Robert D. Lorenz, Lih Sheng Turng, Dierk Schröder

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Abstract

Dielectric electro-active polymers (EAP) have a significant deformation response to electrical stimulation. The ease of fabrication of these materials makes them very suitable for product-integrated actuators. Existing electromechanical models do not fully integrate all aspects of the physical behavior needed to design such actuator systems. This paper presents an fully integrated, multi-physics model for such EAP actuators, combining the electrostatic properties of the electrical circuit with the compliant electrodes, the actual force output in the translation direction, nonlinear elastic behavior and damping of the polymer material. The capabilities of the developed model are discussed and verified with lab experiments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2125-2130
Number of pages	6
Journal	Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)
Volume	3
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	Conference Record of the 2004 IEEE Industry Applications Conference; 39th IAS Annual Meeting - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 03 10 2004 → 07 10 2004

Keywords

Actuators
Electro-active polymer actuators
Polymer actuators

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