2016-Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit
SIPS 2016 Volume 7: Yang Intl. Symp. / Multiscale Material Mechanics
| Editors: | Kongoli F, Aifantis E, Wang H, Zhu T |
| Publisher: | Flogen Star OUTREACH |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 190 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-987820-48-5 |
| ISSN: | 2291-1227 (Metals and Materials Processing in a Clean Environment Series) |
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Mechanics of Soft Materials and Structures
Shaoxing Qu1;1ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY, Hangzhou, China;
Type of Paper: Regular
Id Paper: 399
Topic: 1
Abstract:
Dielectric elastomer (DE) as one kind of electroactive polymers, has attracted extensive studies in the field of smart materials and structures, due to its superior properties, such as voltage-induced large deformation, fast response, quiet operation, high energy density, light weight and low cost. DE is widely used as a soft transducer with the unique electromechanical property. In this talk, first, I will present the recent progress in mechanics of soft materials, such as the wrinkling behavior of an inflated DE balloon, and puncture mechanics of DE membrane. Next, design and electromechanical properties investigation on soft DE transducers (such as soft DE robot, soft DE peristaltic pump, and so on) will be discussed.