Dr. Andrew T. Conn Profile

Dr. Andrew T. Conn

Associate Professor at Univ of Bristol

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 26 April 2020 Presentation + Paper

Switching of amorphous silicon thin-film actuators for optically functional robotic devices

C. Gillespie, A. Marzo, F. Scarpa, J. Rossiter, A. Conn

Proceedings Volume 11375, 113751O (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558175

KEYWORDS: Amorphous silicon, Actuators, Electrodes, Thin films, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Glasses, Robotics, Composites, Resistance, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2019 Paper

Contactless coupling of dielectric elastomer membranes with magnetic repulsion

Chongjing Cao, Xing Gao, Andrew Conn

Proceedings Volume 10966, 109660P (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2522127

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Actuators, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Silicon, Inductive coupling, Dielectrics, Robotics, Electrodes, Magnetic sensors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

High-voltage photonic switching of dielectric elastomers with amorphous silicon thin-films

C. Gillespie, A. Marzo, F. Scarpa, J. Rossiter, A. Conn

Proceedings Volume 10966, 109661Z (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2514558

KEYWORDS: Amorphous silicon, Electrodes, Actuators, Resistance, Thin films, Switching, Dielectrics, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 2017 Paper

Elastic actuation for legged locomotion

Chongjing Cao, Andrew Conn

Proceedings Volume 10163, 101632W (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2259776

KEYWORDS: Cones, Actuators, Prototyping, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Robotics, Robots, Dielectrics, Systems modeling, Performance modeling, Manufacturing, Electrodes, Computer aided design, Energy efficiency, Carbon, Solid modeling

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2014 Paper

Colour gamuts in polychromatic dielectric elastomer artificial chromatophores

Jonathan Rossiter, Andrew Conn, Antonio Cerruto, Amy Winters, Calum Roke

Proceedings Volume 9056, 905620 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045168

KEYWORDS: Actuators, RGB color model, Dielectrics, Skin, Camouflage, Artificial muscles, Electrodes, Robotics, Biomimetics, Electroactive polymers

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2014 Paper

A novel method of fabricating laminated silicone stack actuators with pre-strained dielectric layers

Andrew Hinitt, Andrew Conn

Proceedings Volume 9056, 90560D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044773

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Dielectrics, Silicon, Adhesives, Electrodes, Composites, Mechanics, Carbon, Silicon carbide, Dielectric elastomer actuators

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2014 Paper

Artificial vibrissae DEA-based module

Tareq Assaf, Andrew Conn, Jonathan Rossiter, Peter Walters, Martin Pearson

Proceedings Volume 9056, 90562O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044763

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Sensors, Robotics, Structural design, Dielectrics, Connectors, Video processing, Electroactive polymers, Skin, Dielectric elastomer actuators

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2014 Paper

Soft segmented inchworm robot with dielectric elastomer muscles

Andrew Conn, Andrew Hinitt, Pengchuan Wang

Proceedings Volume 9056, 90562L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044573

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Actuators, Dielectrics, Robotics, Inspection, Shape memory alloys, Electrodes, Silicon, Electroactive polymers, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2012 Paper

Dielectric elastomer vibrissal system for active tactile sensing

Andrew Conn, Martin Pearson, Anthony Pipe, Jason Welsby, Jonathan Rossiter

Proceedings Volume 8340, 83400F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915425

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Prototyping, Electrodes, Active remote sensing, Sensors, 3D modeling, Sensing systems, Skin, Navigation systems, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2011 Paper

Antagonistic dielectric elastomer actuator for biologically-inspired robotics

Andrew Conn, Jonathan Rossiter

Proceedings Volume 7976, 79761Z (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880438

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Prototyping, Robotics, Actuators, Motion measurement, Optical spheres, Chemical elements, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Video, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2010 Paper

Radially expanding mechanism for dielectric elastomers

A. Conn, J. Rossiter

Proceedings Volume 7642, 76420P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847563

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Photoelasticity, Actuators, Prototyping, Image segmentation, Dielectric elastomer actuators, Polymers, Visualization, Smart materials, Electroactive polymers

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Proceedings Article | 9 April 2010 Paper

Optimization of bio-inspired multi-segment IPMC cilia

S. Sareh, A. Conn, J. Rossiter, I. Ieropoulos, P. Walters

Proceedings Volume 7642, 76421S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847552

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Kinematics, Visualization, Electrodes, Image segmentation, Biomimetics, Microfluidics, Image processing, Wave propagation, Polymers

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