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Flexible Vibrotactile Actuator Based on Dielectric Elastomer for Smart Handheld Devices
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Heo, Yong Hae Choi, Dong-Soo Kim, Do Eun Kim, Sang-Youn |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | This paper presents an electroactive and soft vibrotactile actuator based on a dielectric elastomer. The vibrotactile actuator is composed of an upper layer, an adhesive tape layer, a dielectric layer with bumps, and a lower layer. When a voltage is applied to the actuator, an electrostatic force created between the upper and lower layers pulls the upper layer down, compressing the dielectric layer. As soon as the applied voltage is released, the upper layer is quickly restored to its initial state by the elastic force of the compressed dielectric elastomer. Because two forces contribute to the actuation at the same time, the created vibration is sufficiently strong to stimulate human mechanoreceptors. When the applied voltage is removed, the upper layer and dielectric elastomer return to their initial shapes. We conducted experiments to determine the best weight ratio of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Ecoflex, and to quantitatively investigate the haptic performance of the proposed vibrotactile actuator. The experiments clearly show that the plasticized vibrotactile actuator can create a variety of haptic sensations over a wide frequency range. |
| Starting Page | 12020 |
| e-ISSN | 20763417 |
| DOI | 10.3390/app112412020 |
| Journal | Applied Sciences |
| Issue Number | 24 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-12-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Applied Sciences Haptic Display Flexible Pdms Ecoflex Haptic Actuator Dielectric Elastomer |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
