A novel transparent dielectric elastomer sensor for compressive force measurements

Yiming Liang; Bile Wan; Guorui Li; Yuhan Xie; Tiefeng Li

doi:10.1117/12.2219107

15 April 2016 A novel transparent dielectric elastomer sensor for compressive force measurements

Yiming Liang, Bile Wan, Guorui Li, Yuhan Xie, Tiefeng Li

Proceedings Volume 9798, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2016; 979830 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219107
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

Dielectric elastomer sensors show great potential for wearable electronics and mechatronic applications. However, these sensors have some deficiencies in their appearance and low sensitivity to compressive force measurements. We demonstrate a novel dielectric elastomer sensor enabled by ionic liquid that has fully transparent appearance, low resistivity and the capacity of actuation at large-scale frequencies. We investigate the basic mechanical behaviors of the sensor experimentally. It is noted that the sensor has a remarkable sensitivity to measure compressive force, which is higher than the existing stacked dielectric elastomer sensors.

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Yiming Liang, Bile Wan, Guorui Li, Yuhan Xie, and Tiefeng Li "A novel transparent dielectric elastomer sensor for compressive force measurements", Proc. SPIE 9798, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2016, 979830 (15 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219107

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