ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER BASED SELF-FOLDING APPROACH DEVOTED TO ORIGAMI-INSPIRED STRUCTURES
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| Titre | ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMER BASED SELF-FOLDING APPROACH DEVOTED TO ORIGAMI-INSPIRED STRUCTURES |
| Type de publication | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Auteurs | Benouhiba A, Rabenorosoa K, Rougeot P, Ouisse M, Andreff N |
| Conference Name | PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2018, VOL 1 |
| Publisher | ASME, Aerosp Div |
| Conference Location | THREE PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5990 USA |
| ISBN Number | 978-0-7918-5194-4 |
| Mots-clés | active structures, electro-active polymer, origami-based structure, self-folding |
| Résumé | In the growing field of origami engineering, self-folding is of a high regard. The latter is regularly used by nature as an efficient approach for autonomous growing and reorganizing. In this work, we present a self-folding approach based on Electro-Active Polymer (EAP), especially Conductive Polymers (CP). This approach proposes lightweight, compact and energy efficient self-folding structures, as well as large angle and reversible folding. We study the behavior of a three-segment milli-structure containing two passive segments made of paper, separated by an active segment made of CP. The folding motion of the structure was modeled and experimentally validated. Furthermore, as a proof of concept, a self-folding origami cube is presented. |