Design, analysis and experimental performance of a piezoelectric rotary actuator based on compliant foot driving
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DOI: 10.1007/s00542-016-3256-x
Abstract: This study proposes a piezoelectric rotary actuator based on compliant foot driving. With the help of driving modules which are composed of four compliant feet and four piezo-stacks, the designed actuator can produce large range… read more here.
Keywords: piezoelectric rotary; actuator based; rotary actuator; performance ... See more keywords
Effect of plasma actuator-based control on flow-field and acoustics of supersonic rectangular jets
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2023.354
Abstract: Abstract We perform a computational study on the effects of localized arc filament plasma actuator based control on the flow field and acoustics of a supersonic 2:1 aspect ratio rectangular jet. Post validation of the… read more here.
Keywords: acoustics; plasma actuator; control; actuator based ... See more keywords
Multiple-responsive and amphibious hydrogel actuator based on asymmetric UCST-type volume phase transition.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b17159
Abstract: Thermo-responsive hydrogel actuators have attracted tremendous interest due to their promising applications in artificial muscles, soft robotics, and flexible electronics. However, most of these materials are based on polymers with lower critical solution temperature (LCST),… read more here.
Keywords: hydrogel; paam; hydrogel actuator; actuator based ... See more keywords
A microfluidic actuator based on a stimuli-responsive hydrogel grafted into Cucurbita moschata xylems.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00162k
Abstract: A chemical actuator was developed taking advantage of the internal microstructure of a plant stem. Stem xylems of Cucurbita moschata were chemically modified with a pH-responsive polymer to obtain an intelligent hydraulic valve. The chemical… read more here.
Keywords: microfluidic actuator; hydrogel; response; actuator based ... See more keywords
High-pressure endurable flexible tactile actuator based on microstructured dielectric elastomer
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5016385
Abstract: We demonstrate a robust flexible tactile actuator that is capable of working under high external pressures. The tactile actuator is based on a pyramidal microstructured dielectric elastomer layer inducing variation in both mechanical and dielectric… read more here.
Keywords: actuator based; flexible tactile; actuator; microstructured dielectric ... See more keywords
Development of a Soft Robotic Bending Actuator Based on a Novel Sulfonated Polyvinyl Chloride–Phosphotungstic Acid Ionic Polymer–Metal Composite (IPMC) Membrane
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DOI: 10.3390/membranes12070651
Abstract: This work presents the development of a cost-effective electric-stimulus-responsive bending actuator based on a sulfonated polyvinyl chloride (SPVC)–phosphotungstic acid (PTA) ionic polymer–metal composite (IPMC), using a simple solution-casting method followed by chemical reduction of platinum… read more here.
Keywords: bending actuator; polymer; sulfonated polyvinyl; actuator ... See more keywords
Design Rules For a Nano-Opto-Mechanical Actuator Based on Suspended Slot Waveguides
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DOI: 10.3390/photonics4030043
Abstract: In this paper, physical modeling including optical and Casimir forces is adopted in order to analyze a nano-opto-mechanical actuator based on silicon-on-insulator suspended slot waveguides. Numerical simulations based on the finite element method and systematic… read more here.
Keywords: opto mechanical; actuator based; nano opto; suspended slot ... See more keywords