TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrostatic linear actuator developed as a biomimicking skeletal muscle (slider made of conductive material)
AU - Kabei, Nobuyuki
AU - Bando, Kouji
AU - Ogata, Jirou
AU - Tokoro, Tsuyosi
AU - Murayama, Tomohiro
AU - Saito, Shinichi
AU - Tsuchiya, Kiichi
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - We developed an electrostatic linear actuator, which consists of parallel plate capacitors and a slider, for use as an artificial muscle. For ease of manufacturing of the small slider, we used conductive material instead of dielectric material used in previous experiments. Computer simulation was performed to determine the effect of the structure of a slider that consists of both conductive and insulating material. Based on the results of simulation, a metal slider was designed and manufactured. The output force of 8.3 mN was generated by the actuator under the driving voltage of 300 V, which was 30% larger than that generated by the actuator under the same voltage in the previous experiment, where the slider was made of dielectric material.
AB - We developed an electrostatic linear actuator, which consists of parallel plate capacitors and a slider, for use as an artificial muscle. For ease of manufacturing of the small slider, we used conductive material instead of dielectric material used in previous experiments. Computer simulation was performed to determine the effect of the structure of a slider that consists of both conductive and insulating material. Based on the results of simulation, a metal slider was designed and manufactured. The output force of 8.3 mN was generated by the actuator under the driving voltage of 300 V, which was 30% larger than that generated by the actuator under the same voltage in the previous experiment, where the slider was made of dielectric material.
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U2 - 10.1299/kikaic.63.451
DO - 10.1299/kikaic.63.451
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031072683
SN - 0387-5024
VL - 63
SP - 451
EP - 456
JO - Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C
JF - Nippon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C
IS - 606
ER -