Multiple-degrees-of-freedom electroelastomer roll actuators

By Qibing Pei, Marcus A. Rosenthal, S. Stanford, H. Prahlad, Ron Pelrine. 2004

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Soft robots based on dielectric elastomer actuators: a review (2019, methodology): “As shown in figure 3(a), the robot developed by Pei, et al [32] consisted of six spring roll actuators and was able to achieve a locomotion speed of 13.”
Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for Soft Robotics Applications and Challenges (2020, methodology): “Insect-like waling robots which are driven by DEAs: (a) FLEX2 [8]; (b) MERbot [80]; (c) SHex2 [102].”
Increasing the performance of dielectric elastomer actuators: A review from the materials perspective (2015, background): “like propulsion airship [182] and inchworm robots [183], complex walking robots [184], transparent “active skins” [185] and motors for the eyeballs of an android face [186].”
Stacked dielectric elastomer actuator for tensile force transmission (2009, methodology): “135/136 129–31 [9] Pei Q, Rosenthal M, Stanford S, Prahlad H and Pelrine R 2004 Multiple-degrees-of-freedom electroelastomer roll actuators Smart Mater.”
Helical dielectric elastomer actuators (2005, methodology): “For this reason, several actuators are usually subject to working conditions enabling the pre-strain of the material [5, 9, 10].”