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2009 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
A New Procedure for the Optimization of a Dielectric Elastomer Actuator
Authors : Rocco Vertechy, Giovanni Berselli, Vincenzo Parenti Castelli, Gabriele Vassura
Published in: Computational Kinematics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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A novel mathematical procedure is proposed, which makes it possible to optimize lozenge-shaped dielectric-elastomer-based linear actuators for known materials and desired force/stroke requirements. Simulation results are provided which both demonstrate the efficacy of the novel procedure with respect to traditional design approaches and show that simpler, cheaper, lighter and betterbehaved lozenge-shaped actuators can be conceived which do not require any integration of compliant frame elements.