Xu, Bai-Xiang and Müller, Ralf and Klassen, Markus and Gross, Dietmar (2011):
Dynamic analysis of dielectric elastomer actuators.
In: Proc. Appl. Math. Mech., Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, pp. 935-938, 11, (1), ISSN 16177061,
[Online-Edition: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pamm.201110443],
[Article]
Abstract
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) with a typical sandwich structure of electrode-elastomer-electrode arrangement provide large deformation. DEAs outperform most large displacement actuators in terms of light weight, low cost, and high efficiency. The actuation mechanism of DEAs relies primarily on the electrostatic force or the Maxwell stress which is due to the reaction of material polarization in an electric field. By a dynamic nonlinear electromechanical continuum model implemented with the finite element method, the dynamic response of a homogeneous DEA is studied. Results show that the actuation magnitudes can be increased when the frequency of the applied electric field approaches to the eigenfrequency of the DEAs.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2011 |
| Creators: | Xu, Bai-Xiang and Müller, Ralf and Klassen, Markus and Gross, Dietmar |
| Title: | Dynamic analysis of dielectric elastomer actuators |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) with a typical sandwich structure of electrode-elastomer-electrode arrangement provide large deformation. DEAs outperform most large displacement actuators in terms of light weight, low cost, and high efficiency. The actuation mechanism of DEAs relies primarily on the electrostatic force or the Maxwell stress which is due to the reaction of material polarization in an electric field. By a dynamic nonlinear electromechanical continuum model implemented with the finite element method, the dynamic response of a homogeneous DEA is studied. Results show that the actuation magnitudes can be increased when the frequency of the applied electric field approaches to the eigenfrequency of the DEAs. |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proc. Appl. Math. Mech. |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Publisher: | Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA |
| Divisions: | Study Areas Exzellenzinitiative Exzellenzinitiative > Graduate Schools Exzellenzinitiative > Graduate Schools > Graduate School of Computational Engineering (CE) Zentrale Einrichtungen |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2013 09:22 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pamm.201110443 |
| Identification Number: | doi:10.1002/pamm.201110443 |
| Funders: | The financial support from the DFG Graduiertenkolleg 814 is acknowledged. |
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