Development of enhanced synthetic elastomer for energy efficient polymer actuators
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In this paper, a new material called synthetic elastomer, is presented as means of actuation. The material displays enhanced performances in terms of electrical as well as mechanical aspects such as dielectric constant, elastic strength and stress relaxation. We begin with developing synthesis procedures for the material, which results in its general recipe with chemical composition. In addition, effects of respective chemical constituents are studied with regard to electrical and mechanical characteristics of the actuator. Finally, experimental test are performed to evaluate actuation performance of the material and its advantages are clarified by conducting comparative studies with the other existing materials. Development of enhanced synthetic elastomer for energy efficient polymer actuators 2
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تاریخ انتشار 2006