2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of band type dielectric elastomer actuator
| Project/Area Number |
25630096
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | Shibaura Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAEDA Shingo 芝浦工業大学, 工学部, 准教授 (40424808)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | エラストマーアクチュエータ / ソフトアクチュエータ / ソフトロボット |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The goal of this study is to design a dielectric elastomer actuator to realize a soft robot. Since previous dielectric elastomer actuators need frame structure, it is difficult to extract useful power to the outside. Thus, advancing the frame-less structure makes breakthough of dielectric elastomer actuators in this study. Adapting the fiber structure and an electrode using a powder with conductivity, as compared with the conventional actuator, basic characteristics with more than 10 times of the displacement are revealed.
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| Free Research Field |
ロボット工学
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