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Modeling of Fiber-Constrained Planar PVC Gel Actuators

In recent years, plasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) gel has attracted increasing attention in soft robotics. However, there is scarce research on the deformation mechanism and modeling of PVC gel actuators. In this study, to investigate the deformation mechanism of fiber-constrained planar PVC...

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Autores principales: Li, Yi, Feng, Xuxin, Zhu, Lixiang, Zhang, Ziqian, Guo, Mingfei, Li, Zhixin, Li, Yanbiao, Hashimoto, Minoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10180175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37177027
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13091483
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author Li, Yi
Feng, Xuxin
Zhu, Lixiang
Zhang, Ziqian
Guo, Mingfei
Li, Zhixin
Li, Yanbiao
Hashimoto, Minoru
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Feng, Xuxin
Zhu, Lixiang
Zhang, Ziqian
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description In recent years, plasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) gel has attracted increasing attention in soft robotics. However, there is scarce research on the deformation mechanism and modeling of PVC gel actuators. In this study, to investigate the deformation mechanism of fiber-constrained planar PVC gel actuators, we propose a complex nonlinear model based on traditional thermodynamic electroactive polymer (EAP) multi-field coupling theory. The proposed model can reveal the dielectric breakdown strength of PVC gels and predict the deformation of planar PVC gel actuators with varying levels of pre-stretching. The theoretical results were in good agreement with the experimental results, indicating the feasibility of the proposed model.
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spelling pubmed-101801752023-05-13 Modeling of Fiber-Constrained Planar PVC Gel Actuators Li, Yi Feng, Xuxin Zhu, Lixiang Zhang, Ziqian Guo, Mingfei Li, Zhixin Li, Yanbiao Hashimoto, Minoru Nanomaterials (Basel) Article In recent years, plasticized poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) gel has attracted increasing attention in soft robotics. However, there is scarce research on the deformation mechanism and modeling of PVC gel actuators. In this study, to investigate the deformation mechanism of fiber-constrained planar PVC gel actuators, we propose a complex nonlinear model based on traditional thermodynamic electroactive polymer (EAP) multi-field coupling theory. The proposed model can reveal the dielectric breakdown strength of PVC gels and predict the deformation of planar PVC gel actuators with varying levels of pre-stretching. The theoretical results were in good agreement with the experimental results, indicating the feasibility of the proposed model. MDPI 2023-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10180175/ /pubmed/37177027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13091483 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10180175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37177027
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano13091483
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