SBIR Phase I: Novel Electrorheological Fluids with Fast Response Times

9860093 这个第一阶段的小企业创新研究项目旨在生产一系列新型液晶改性电流变（ER）流体。 这项工作建立在对单组分液晶电流变液的早期研究的基础上，并将其与传统的双组分流体相结合，以制备具有更好性能的电流变液。所提出的新型电流变液将具有更短的响应时间和更高的电流变效应。拟议的研究结果将导致在分子尺度上控制ER效应的因素的理解，并导致更好地理解ER现象。所描述的流体固有地上级传统的两相电流变流体。 在减震、机器人致动器、耐温润滑剂和流体阻尼中的应用是电流变流体将被应用的一些商业部门的例子。这些流体可以被纳入从新兴的机器人市场到重型机械的无数产品中。

9860093 This Phase I Small Business Innovation Research project aims to produce a family of novel liquid crystal modified electrorheological (ER) fluids. This proposed work builds upon promising earlier research on single component liquid crystalline ER fluids and combines it with the traditional two component fluid to prepare ER fluids with much improved properties. The proposed novel ER fluid would have shorter response times and higher magnitude of ER effect. The results of the proposed research will lead to an understanding of the factors which control the ER effect on a molecular scale and lead to better understanding of the ER phenomenon. The fluids described are inherently superior to traditional two phase electrorheological fluids. Applications in shock dampening, robotic actuators, temperature resistant lubricants and fluid damping are examples of some of the commercial sectors where electrorheological fluids will be applied. These fluids can be incorporated into a myriad of products ranging from the emerging robotics market to heavy machinery.