Challenges of using dielectric elastomer actuators to tune liquid lens
Recently, dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been adopted to tune liquid membrane lens, just like ciliary muscles do to the lens in human eye. However, it faces some challenges, such as high stress, membrane puncture, high driving voltage requirement, and limited focus distance (not more tha...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1051752023-03-04T17:07:52Z Challenges of using dielectric elastomer actuators to tune liquid lens Keong, Gih-Keong La, Thanh-Giang Shiau, Li-Lynn Tan, Adrian W. Y. Bar-Cohen, Yoseph School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Kinematics and dynamics of machinery Recently, dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been adopted to tune liquid membrane lens, just like ciliary muscles do to the lens in human eye. However, it faces some challenges, such as high stress, membrane puncture, high driving voltage requirement, and limited focus distance (not more than 707cm), that limit its practical use. The design problem gets more complex as the liquid lens shares the same elastomeric membrane as the DEA. To address these challenges, we separate DEA from the lens membrane. Instead, a liquid-immersed DEA, which is safe from terminal failure, is used as a diaphragm pump to inflate or deflate the liquid lens by hydraulic pressure. This opens up the possibility that the DEA can be thinned down and stacked up to reduce the driving voltage, independent of the lens membrane thickness. Preliminary study showed that our 8-mm-diameter tunable lens can focus objects in the range of 15cm to 50cm with a small driving voltage of 1.8kV. Further miniaturization of DEA could achieve a driving voltage less than 1kV. Published version 2014-09-01T02:44:33Z 2019-12-06T21:47:07Z 2014-09-01T02:44:33Z 2019-12-06T21:47:07Z 2014 2014 Conference Paper Keong, G. K., La, T. G., Shiau, L. L., & Tan, A. W. Y. (2014). Challenges of using dielectric elastomer actuators to tune liquid lens. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9056. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105175 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20443 10.1117/12.2046384 en © 2014 SPIE. This paper was published in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of SPIE. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2046384]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. application/pdf |
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Recently, dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have been adopted to tune liquid membrane lens, just like ciliary muscles do to the lens in human eye. However, it faces some challenges, such as high stress, membrane puncture, high driving voltage requirement, and limited focus distance (not more than 707cm), that limit its practical use. The design problem gets more complex as the liquid lens shares the same elastomeric membrane as the DEA. To address these challenges, we separate DEA from the lens membrane. Instead, a liquid-immersed DEA, which is safe from terminal failure, is used as a diaphragm pump to inflate or deflate the liquid lens by hydraulic pressure. This opens up the possibility that the DEA can be thinned down and stacked up to reduce the driving voltage, independent of the lens membrane thickness. Preliminary study showed that our 8-mm-diameter tunable lens can focus objects in the range of 15cm to 50cm with a small driving voltage of 1.8kV. Further miniaturization of DEA could achieve a driving voltage less than 1kV. |
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