dc.contributor.author |
Rosset, Samuel |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gebbers, P |
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dc.contributor.author |
O'Brien, B |
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dc.contributor.author |
Shea, H |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
San Diego, CA |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-17T22:42:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, San Diego, CA, 12 Mar 2012 - 15 Mar 2012. Proceedings of SPIE. Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers. 8340: 12 pages. 2012 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1996-756X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/42716 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Development of dielectric elastomer actuators has been mainly targeted towards achieving giant static strain with little attention paid to their response speed, which can, depending on materials used, be as long as tens of seconds. However, most of the practical applications require actuators capable of changing shape quickly, therefore a careful choice of materials and technologies for the dielectric and electrodes must be made. Test oscillating actuators, made with a range of silicone membranes with different hardness were tested, and the compliant electrodes were made with different technologies: carbon powder, carbon grease, conductive rubber and metal ion implantation. The transient response of the actuators to a step input was measured with a high speed camera at 5000 frames per seconds for the different combinations of membrane material and electrodes. The results show that the dynamic response of the actuators is extremely dependent on the membrane material, as expected, but also on the compliant electrodes, whose impact cannot be neglected. |
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dc.publisher |
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Proceedings of SPIE |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights |
Copyright 2012 Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/article-sharing-policies |
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dc.title |
The need for speed |
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dc.type |
Conference Item |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1117/12.914623 |
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pubs.volume |
8340 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers |
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pubs.finish-date |
2012-03-15 |
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pubs.start-date |
2012-03-12 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Proceedings |
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pubs.elements-id |
655444 |
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pubs.org-id |
Bioengineering Institute |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-08-30 |
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