Mehnert M, Mokarram H, Steinmann P (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Book Volume: 77
Article Number: 103797
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2019.103797
Dielectric elastomers are a class of electro-active polymers (EAPs) that can be used for the development of simple soft actuators, sensors and energy harvesters. Their operation principle is based on the interaction of quasi-static electric charges in combination with soft dielectrics and deformable electrodes. Due to their ability to undergo large deformations with a time dependent material response of the underlying polymer, the mechanical behaviors of EAPs can be described by a finite strain viscoelastic material model [1]. This model is here augmented in order to account for the influence of the electro-mechanical coupling. In this contribution we pursue a comprehensive electro-mechanical characterization of the popular dielectric polymer VHB 4905™. In contrast to the results of the electro-mechanical experiments published previously [2] all of these experiments are conducted without the application of a pre-stretch and are therefore well suited for the identification of the coupling parameters of the material model. The presented model shows excellent agreements with experimental findings.
APA:
Mehnert, M., Mokarram, H., & Steinmann, P. (2019). Experimental and numerical investigations of the electro-viscoelastic behavior of VHB 4905TM. European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids, 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2019.103797
MLA:
Mehnert, Markus, Hossain Mokarram, and Paul Steinmann. "Experimental and numerical investigations of the electro-viscoelastic behavior of VHB 4905TM." European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids 77 (2019).
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