Author(s)

Masato Ohmukai¹, Jun Kyokane²

¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Akashi College of Technology, Akashi, Japan.
²Center for International Education, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan.

A polymer soft actuator is under investigation using a poly urethane elastomer film that bends by means of an applied voltage, which is based on the electrostriction. Bending experiments were performed under different metal electrodes deposited the both sides of the film. Even if the thickness of the both electrodes is the same, the metal of the both electrodes is desirable to be the same to bend more. It is suggested that the balance of the physical properties of the both metal is critical for larger bending.

Poly Urethane Elastomer, Soft Actuator, Fullerenol, Metal Electrode

Ohmukai, M. and Kyokane, J. (2017) Electrode Effects on Polyurethane Soft Actuator. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 5, 520-525. doi: 10.4236/wjet.2017.53044.