To avoid complicated force control system in precision manipulation, compliant constant
force/torque mechanisms are proposed and developed continuously since the 1990s. The …

Constant-force mechanisms (CFMs) have become a hot research topic in recent years.
Unlike conventional force control technology by using force sensor and controller, which …

This paper compares the performance of commercially available membranes made of
styrenic rubber, natural rubber and acrylic elastomer for dielectric elastomer transducers …

Force regulation is a challenging problem for robot end-effectors when interacting with an
unknown environment. It often requires sophisticated sensors with computerized control …

A fully compliant constant-force mechanism that uses an initially angled parallel-guiding
mechanism is proposed. A pseudo-rigid-body model (PRBM) of the mechanism is …

This paper presents an experimental comparison of three different biasing elements utilized
to produce out-of-plane actuation for a diaphragm dielectric electro-active polymer (DEAP) …

A novel constant-force bistable mechanism (CFBM) allowing constant contact force and
overload protection is developed. When a device equipped with a CFBM is loaded by an …

There are two major categories of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), which differ from
the way in which the actuation is exploited: stack DEAs, using the thickness compression …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) have attracted much interest over the past decades
due to the inherent flexibility, large strain, high efficiency, high energy density, and fast …

An analytical model and an operational procedure are presented, which make it possible to
optimize conically shaped dielectric-elastomer linear actuators for known materials and …