Title :
Fully plastic actuators based on ionic-liquid-based bucky-gels and their applications to Braille display
Author :
Sugino, Takushi ; Asaka, Kinji
Author_Institution :
Health Res. Inst., AIST, Ikeda, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed dry actuators that has a bimorph configuration with a polymer-supported internal ionic liquid electrolyte layer sandwiched by two polymer-supported ionic-liquid-based carbon-nanotube gel (bucky gel) electrode layers, which allows quick and long-lived operation in air at low applied voltages. In this paper, we report the improvement of the performance of our bucky-gel actuators and their applications to ultra-light and thin Braille display.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; electroactive polymer actuators; electrodes; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; polymers; Braille display; bimorph configuration; carbon nanotube gel electrode layers; dry actuators; fully plastic actuators; ionic liquid based bucky gels; polymer supported internal ionic liquid electrolyte layer; Actuators; Additives; Carbon nanotubes; Electrodes; Polymers; Strain; Voltage measurement; Actuator; Braille display; Carbon nanotube; Electroactive polymer; Ionic liquid;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference (SICE), 2011 Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0714-8
