Practical dielectric elastomer actuators with application to robotic systems for magnetic resonance guided prostate cancer treatments

实用介电弹性体致动器应用于磁共振引导前列腺癌治疗的机器人系统

• 批准号: 342534-2007
• 负责人: Plante, JeanSebastien
• 金额: $ 1.57万
• 依托单位: Université de Sherbrooke
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=482502
• 关键词: Practical; dielectric; elastomer; actuators; application

Dielectric Elastomer Actuators are a new class of all-polymer actuators for robotics and mechatronics. The main attraction of these actuators is that they show good overall performance (force-to-weight of 100:1, extensions of 200%) while being simple and low cost. These actuators have the potential to drastically change the design and control paradigms of robotic systems. In contrast to current technologies like DC motors and pneumatic cylinders, very large numbers of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators, up to 100 to 1000, can be used in a robotic system without significantly raising costs. Advanced robotic systems such as binary robotics or smart structures with embedded actuators are now possible.

介电弹性体致动器是一种新型的全聚合物致动器，用于机器人和机电一体化。这些致动器的主要吸引力在于它们表现出良好的整体性能（力重比为100：1，延伸率为200%），同时简单且成本低。 这些执行器有可能彻底改变机器人系统的设计和控制模式。 与直流电机和气缸等现有技术相比，可以在机器人系统中使用多达100至1000个介电弹性体致动器，而不会显著增加成本。先进的机器人系统，如二进制机器人或智能结构与嵌入式执行器现在是可能的。