Muscle-like high-stress dielectric elastomer actuators with oil capsules

• Main Authors: La, Thanh-Giang, Lau, Gih-Keong, Shiau, Li-Lynn, Tan, Adrian Wei-Yee
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering::Materials of construction; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Machine design and construction
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105784; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20945
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite being capable of generating large strains, dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are short of strength. Often, they cannot produce enough stress or as much work as that achievable by human elbow muscles. Their maximum actuation capacity is limited by the electrical breakdown of dielectric el...