A review of dielectric elastomer generator systems

G Moretti, S Rosset, R Vertechy… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …

Mechanics of dielectric elastomer structures: A review

T Lu, C Ma, T Wang - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Retracted: A concise review on the elastomeric behavior of electroactive polymer materials

M Khan, T Li, A Hayat, A Zada, T Ali… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent 20 years, electronic equipment has been developing rapidly in the direction of light,
miniaturization, flexibility, and integration. It is urgent to meet the needs of matching energy …

An analytical model for nanoscale unimorph piezoelectric energy harvesters with flexoelectric effect

KF Wang, BL Wang - Composite Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Harvesting mechanical vibration energy in the surrounding medium is an attractive way to
provide sources for self-powered micro and nano devices. At nanoscale, the properties of …

[HTML][HTML] Internal resonance and nonlinear dynamics of a dielectric elastomer circular membrane

K Mrabet, E Zaouali, F Najar - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Dielectric elastomers (DE) are widely used in several applications such as artificial muscles,
sensors or energy harvesters. Their hyperelastic nature complicates their design because of …

Constitutive formulations for intrinsic anisotropy in soft electroelastic materials

Y Li, NC Goulbourne - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Inspired by biology and engineered soft active material systems, we propose a new
constitutive formulation for a soft material consisting of soft contractile fibers embedded in a …

Graded Kirigami Composites for Programmed Strain Distributions

ABMT Haque, D Hwang… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable devices and components have emerged as a vital platform for wearable
electronics, biomedical sensors, and soft robotics. However, the soft‐rigid interfaces that …

Adaptive sliding-mode position control for dielectric elastomer actuators

T Hoffstadt, J Maas - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multilayer stack transducers made from dielectric elastomers (DEs) generate considerable
tensile forces and deformations when they are electrically stimulated. Hence, due to their …

A polyconvex transversely-isotropic invariant-based formulation for electro-mechanics: stability, minimisers and computational implementation

M Horák, AJ Gil, R Ortigosa, M Kružík - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Electro-Active Polymers (EAPs) for the fabrication of evermore
sophisticated miniaturised soft robotic actuators has seen an impressive development in …

Examination of factors to improve the performance of dielectric elastomer transducers and their applications

S Chiba, M Waki, M Takeshita… - Smart Materials and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Actuators, sensors, and generators using dielectric elastomers (DEs) are inexpensive and
light, and can be easily to structured, multilayer-able, and very efficient. They are ideal for an …