Strong dielectric-elastomer grippers with tension arch flexures

• Main Authors: Heng, Kim-Rui, Ahmed, Anansa S., Shrestha, Milan, Lau, Gih-Keong
• Other Authors: Bar-Cohen, Yoseph
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Dielectric Elastomer Actuator; Flight Muscles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105857; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49572
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft grippers based on dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) are usually too flimsy to perform the task of pick and place on a heavier object given their low payload capacity. This work developed a new design of DEA unimorph consists of a flexible frame holding at a DEA on the discrete support by a st...