Optimized mechanical interface design for multilayer DE stack-transducers

Tim Krüger; Jürgen Maas

doi:10.1117/12.2613318

20 April 2022 Optimized mechanical interface design for multilayer DE stack-transducers

Tim Krüger, Jürgen Maas

Proceedings Volume 12042, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIV; 120420E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613318
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2022, Long Beach, California, United States

Abstract

In this contribution, a novel mechanical interface design for multilayer DE stack transducers is presented and compared with alternative connecting approaches. As mechanical interfaces have an impact on the effective actuator performance, an optimized design approach, using a combination of sliding surfaces and hydrostatic power transmission, is proposed. Based on this, an optimized interface design for stack-transducers is carried out and conducting simulations and experiments are performed to investigate the improvement of the static actuation performance.

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Tim Krüger and Jürgen Maas "Optimized mechanical interface design for multilayer DE stack-transducers", Proc. SPIE 12042, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXIV, 120420E (20 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613318

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