Electromechanically active polymer blends for actuation

Ji Su; Zoubeida Ounaies; Joycelyn S. Harrison; Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Sean P. Leary

doi:10.1117/12.387764

7 June 2000 Electromechanically active polymer blends for actuation

Ji Su, Zoubeida Ounaies, Joycelyn S. Harrison, Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Sean P. Leary

Proceedings Volume 3987, Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387764
Event: SPIE's 7th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2000, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Actuator mechanisms that are lightweight, durable, and efficient are needed to support telerobotic requirements, for future NASA missions. In this work, we present a series of electromechanically active polymer blends that can potentially be used as actuators for a variety of applications. This polymer blend combines an electrostrictive graft-elastomer with a ferroelectric poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) polymer. Mechanical and piezoelectric properties of the blends as a function of temperature, frequency and relative composition of the two constituents in the blends have been studied. Electric field induced strain response of the blend films has also been studied as a function of the relative composition. A bending actuator device was developed incorporating the use of the polymer blend materials. The results and the possible effects of the combination of piezoelectricity and electrostriction in a material system are presented and discussed. This type of analysis may enable the design of blend compositions with optimal strain, mechanical, and dielectric properties for specific actuator applications.

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Ji Su, Zoubeida Ounaies, Joycelyn S. Harrison, Yoseph Bar-Cohen, and Sean P. Leary "Electromechanically active polymer blends for actuation", Proc. SPIE 3987, Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (7 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387764

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