ArticleScience advances2022
Programmed shape-morphing into complex target shapes using architected dielectric elastomer actuators.
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Abstract
Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are among the fastest and most energy-efficient, shape-morphing materials. To date, their shapes have been controlled using patterned electrodes or stiffening elements. While their actuated shapes can be analyzed for prescribed configurations of electrodes or stiffening elements (the forward problem), the design of DEAs that morph into target shapes (the inverse problem) has not been fully addressed. Here, we report a simple analytical solution for the inverse design and fabrication of programmable shape-morphing DEAs. To realize the target shape, two mechanisms are combined to locally control the actuation magnitude and direction by patterning the number of local active layers and stiff rings of varying shapes, respectively. Our combined design and fabrication strategy enables the creation of complex DEA architectures that shape-morph into simple target shapes, for instance, those with zero, positive, and negative Gaussian curvatures as well as complex shapes, such as a face.
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