Rolled dielectric elastomer actuator for micro aerial vehicle

• Main Author: Lim, Hoong Ta.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Aeronautical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50296
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This project aims to develop a lightweight, rolled dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) to provide linear actuation, to be used in wing-flapping of micro aerial vehicle (MAV). Its ability to provide such direct linear actuation without the use of conversion mechanism makes it similar to muscles in th...