Study on actuating mode shapes of electro-active paper

Mannur J. Sundaresan; Yongkun Park; William J. Craft; Jag Sankar; Jaehwan Kim

doi:10.1117/12.658445

17 March 2006 Study on actuating mode shapes of electro-active paper

Mannur J. Sundaresan, Yongkun Park, William J. Craft, Jag Sankar, Jaehwan Kim

Proceedings Volume 6168, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); 61680O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658445
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper focuses on actuating mode shapes of cellulose-based electro-active paper (EAPap) in order to investigate its suitability as actuators. Firstly, actuating mechanism of EAPap is addressed based on intrinsic characteristics of cellulose structures under electric fields. EAPap actuator is then fabricated by embedding gold as electrodes into both sides of cellophane sheets. Actuating mode shapes under electric fields are phenomenological measured via laser scanning vibrometer at different exciting frequencies as well as relative humidity. Various actuating performances with large deformations are obtained by applying low electric fields, which can produce a suitable deformation capability with light weight, low power consumption and simple fabrication. Experimental results provide that EAPap can be used as a potential actuating candidate for shape control of smart structures, along with bio-inspired actuator materials.

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Mannur J. Sundaresan, Yongkun Park, William J. Craft, Jag Sankar, and Jaehwan Kim "Study on actuating mode shapes of electro-active paper", Proc. SPIE 6168, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), 61680O (17 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658445

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