Soft robot for impulsive hopping drive

• Main Author: Khoo, Kar Keng
• Other Authors: Lau Gih Keong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75539
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Arch flexure dielectric elastomer finger (DEMES) provides fast-response and high- strength. It is based on DEAs segmented by polyimide frame, bonded to a passive PVC frame at width mismatch. Bending moment from active layer is balanced by reactive moment by passive layer, forming a longitudinally cu...