The 10th Anniversary of the SPIE’s EAPAD Conf.
EAP-in-Action Session
3:10 to 4:30 Preparation for the EAP-in-Action Session
4:30 to 5:45 EAP-in-Action Session and possibly wrestling challenge contest
This Session is intended to turn the spotlight on Electroactive Polymers (EAP) materials, their capability, and their potential for smart structures. New materials and applications are continuing to emerge and this is a great opportunity for the attendees to see state-of-the-art demonstrations of the unique capabilities of EAP as possible actuators-of-choice. This Session offers a forum for interaction between developers and potential users as well as a "hands-on" experience with this emerging technology. It was during this session that he first Human/EAP-Robot Armwrestling Contest was held in 2005.
In 2008 we will have the 10th
anniversary of our EAPAD Conference and we are going to celebrate it with
exciting demonstrations from 8 groups representing the following countries:
Video made by Associate Press showing the 2008 EAP in Action
Counter/Affiliation |
Lead presenter |
Subject |
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Geoff Spinks Scott McGovern |
(a) A fast (100 Hz) polypyrrole trilayer actuators
(b) the same systems operating as sensors (c) prototype robotic fish |
China, Harbin Institute of Technology, |
Jinsong Leng |
A flower that opens when it gets hot – using Shape Memory Polymers Closed Opened |
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Federico Carpi |
Contractile folded dielectric elastomer actuators and buckling dielectric elastomer actuators |
Auckland Biomimetics Laboratory Bioengineering Institute, and Industrial Research Ltd,
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Iain Anderson1 Emilio Calius2 Todd Gisby1 Ben O’Brien1
1. Auckland Bioengineering Institute, 2. Industrial Research Ltd, |
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute's Biomimetics Lab
in Action Several demonstration items showcasing applications of Dielectric Elastomer Minimum Energy Structure (DEMES) bending actuators, and novel methods for fine control of DE transducers including electro-physiological signals. |
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Silvain
Michel, Head of EAP research group Christa Jordi |
Model blimp with EAP-driven control surfaces
An improved 2nd version will be shown in an indoor flight demonstration and it would show the successful integration of membrane dielectric elastomer actuators in a Lighter-than-Air vehicle. |
Note – This is a Start-up company at EMPA Dübendorf |
Manuel Aschwanden · David Niederer · Mark
Blum |
Tunable Optical
Elements based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Two continuously tunable optical components will be adjusted by dielectric elastomer actuators. 1. Optical element is a phase shifter that achieves a phase shift of up to 10 l. 2. Focus tunable lens that can be tuned from a convex (+20 dpt.) to a concave (-20 dpt.) shape by simply applying a voltage to it. Both devices operate with high transmission, good optical quality, high damage threshold, and are polarization independent. Highly tunable optical elements can be used in a wide range of applications including still image cameras, video cameras, projectors, endoscopes, microscopes and other optical systems where light modulation and beam shaping is required. |
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Charlie Duncheon, Executive VP |
Some of the
latest prototypes and products at AMI · · A smartMove energy harvesting demonstration. · AMI’s first standard product, the MLP-85 camera auto focus actuator. · Omnidirectional planar actuator. · other demos |
USA and Japan, SRI International and Hyper Drive Corp., Japan |
Philip von Guggenberg SRI International · Mikio Waki of Hyper Drive Corp., Japan · Roy Kornbluh, SRI International |
Demonstration of an EPAM-based Watermill Generator for Harvesting Energy from moving streams. |
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