Electroactive polymer actuators and arrays for adjustable breathability in confined building structures (C03)

用于在受限建筑结构中调节透气性的电活性聚合物执行器和阵列（C03）

• 批准号: 324881278
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Institut für Industrielle Fertigung und Fabrikbetrieb (IFF)
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research Centres
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2016-12-31 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/324881278?language=en
• 关键词: Electroactive; polymer; actuators; arrays; adjustable

The essential research topic in the subproject is to develop new manufacturing and integration techniques for electroactive polymers. Often referred to as 'EAPs' or 'artificial muscles', these flexible elements could be applied in structured actuator arrays acting as surfaces with adjustable breathability in adaptive building structures. They could be used as a means of ventilation and humidity regulation inside enclosed buildings and empower users to regain control over individual comfort requirements. The main challenge in this project is to reproducibly transfer the intrinsic microscopic properties of EAPs to macroscopic systems of shape-shifting surfaces. Such flexible and lightweight actuator arrays with their distinct actuation mechanisms optimized through innovative manufacturing methods could be used in manifold target applications. IFF has a long tradition of transferring technological innovations into the realm of manufacturing and focuses on material synthesis, functionalization, dispersion technology, additive manufacturing and coating technologies.

本子项目的主要研究课题是开发新的电活性聚合物制造和集成技术。这些柔性元件通常被称为“eap”或“人造肌肉”，可以应用于结构化的致动器阵列，在适应性建筑结构中充当具有可调节透气性的表面。它们可以作为封闭建筑内的通风和湿度调节手段，并使用户能够重新控制个人的舒适要求。该项目的主要挑战是将EAPs固有的微观特性可重复地转移到可变形表面的宏观系统中。通过创新的制造方法优化，这种具有独特驱动机构的柔性轻量化致动器阵列可用于多种目标应用。IFF具有将技术创新转移到制造领域的悠久传统，并专注于材料合成，功能化，分散技术，增材制造和涂层技术。