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Moritz Ullmann

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2023 Presentation + Paper

Investigation of the pre-stretch-dependent stability and force output of carbon-fiber-reinforced dielectric elastomer actuators

Anett Endesfelder, Markus Koenigsdorff, Johannes Mersch, Moritz Ullmann, Martina Zimmermann, Gerald Gerlach

Proceedings Volume 12482, 124820O (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2656920

KEYWORDS: Dielectric elastomer actuators, Carbon fibers, Electrodes, Dielectrics, Manufacturing, Digital image correlation, Deformation, Silicon, Analytic models, Carbon

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Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have advantageous characteristics and, therefore, their application is widespread in the field of soft robotics. Their properties can be specifically adapted by both the selection of materials and the manufacturing process. Previous research has shown that fiber reinforcement of the structure can significantly enhance the unidirectional motion. In the presented work an actuator consisting of a silicone film as the dielectric, a textile carbon-fiber-reinforced electrode and a carbon black electrode are used. The electrode based on the carbon fibers additionally serves as unidirectional stiffener. Due to this highly anisotropic textile electrode, the DEA barely contracts in fiber direction. However, the active force of the DEA during actuation can be further increased through an initial pre-stretching. The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of the pre-stretching in fiber direction on the actuator performance and the long-term stability of the pre-stretch. The active force of different actuators is recorded with uniaxial tensile tests over several deformation cycles. This enables the investigation of effects deriving both from the manufacturing process and the layer structure of the textile DEA. The acquired data are evaluated and compared to results of an analytical model. To explore the ability of the fibers to maintain the initial pre-stretching of the DEA during activation, digital image correlation as an in-situ imaging technique is applied. It could be shown shown that there is no change in width due to the anisotropy. The results of the investigations are used to control and improve the manufacturing process of the textile DEA.

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