Hydraulically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for a Bioinspired Suction Cup
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Design of Prototype
2.2. Fabrication of the Suction Cup
2.3. Experimental Setup and Procedures
- Place a clean acrylic plate on the platform slot, and place the suction cup on it while the other end of suction cup is connected to the threads.
- Connect the force sensor to a laptop by a cable, and turn it on. Set a DC voltage by a signal generator and power the high voltage supply on.
- Turn on the motor, and record the data of the force sensor using the laptop.
- Power off all the devices once the suction cup detaches from the acrylic plate. The maximum value of the recorded curve is the maximum suction force.
3. Results
3.1. Effect of Pre-Stretch and Chamber Angle on Suction Force
3.2. Characterization of the Suction Cup and Array on Different Types of Surfaces
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, C.; Liu, L.; Xu, K.; Dong, Z.; Ding, Y.; Li, Q.; Li, P. Hydraulically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for a Bioinspired Suction Cup. Polymers 2021, 13, 3481. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203481
Zhang C, Liu L, Xu K, Dong Z, Ding Y, Li Q, Li P. Hydraulically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for a Bioinspired Suction Cup. Polymers. 2021; 13(20):3481. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203481
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Chi, Lei Liu, Kanghui Xu, Zhonghong Dong, Yuxi Ding, Qi Li, and Pengfei Li. 2021. "Hydraulically Coupled Dielectric Elastomer Actuators for a Bioinspired Suction Cup" Polymers 13, no. 20: 3481. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13203481