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Fabrication Process of Silicone-based Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Published on: February 1, 2016
高速の電気駆動型エラストマーで,ストレスは100%以上です
まとめ
介電弾性エラストマーフィルムを前置すると,電気アクチュエータの性能が著しく向上し,200%以上のストレスを達成し,自然な筋肉の能力を上回ります. 電気活性ポリマーのこの進歩は,多様なアプリケーションの可能性を秘めています.
科学分野:
- マテリアルサイエンス 材料科学
- ポリマーサイエンスの科学
- 電気工学 電気工学とは
背景:
- 介電弾性エラストモールは,電動アクチュエータで使用され,電圧が適用されたときに最大30-40%のストレスを発生します.
- 静電力は,介電弾性エラストマーフィルムの厚さの圧縮と面積拡大を引き起こす.
- これらのアクチュエータの性能は,潜在的に改善することができます.
研究 の 目的:
- 介電弾性エラストマーアクチュエータの性能に対する予備訓練の影響を調査する.
- 電気活性ポリマー装置におけるより高いアクチュエートストレンスとエネルギー密度を達成するために.
主な方法:
- 適合電極でコーティングされた介電性エラストマーフィルム (シリコン,アクリル) の製造.
- 電圧を適用してアクチュエーションを誘導する.
- エラストマーフィルムにユニアクシアルとバイアクシアルのプレトレーニング技術を実装する.
主要な成果:
- 介電弾性エラストマーフィルムをプレストレインすると,シリコンの場合は117%,アクリルの場合は215%のアクチュエートストレインが著しく改善されました.
- シリコン弾性質の性能は,張力,圧力,反応時間という点では,天然の筋肉の性能を上回りました.
- 達成された特定のエネルギー密度は,他のフィールドアクチュエートされた材料よりも大幅に高かった.
結論:
- プレストレインは,介電弾性エラストマーアクチュエータの性能を向上させる重要な要因です.
- これらの高性能の電気活性ポリマーは,高速で高ストレスのアクチュエーションを必要とするアプリケーションの潜在能力を示しています.
- この技術は,優れたエネルギー密度と応答時間により,既存のアクチュエーション方法の有望な代替案を提供します.
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