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Actuation Mechanisms

Actuation Mechanisms is a theoretical framework that specifies the physical principles and operational modes by which dielectric elastomer actuators convert electrical energy into mechanical deformation through electromechanical coupling.

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High-Speed Electrically Actuated Elastomers with Strain Greater Than 100%

Ron Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh, Qibing Pei et al. · Science · 2000 · 3.2K citations

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Carbon Nanotube Actuators

Ray H. Baughman, Changxing Cui, Anvar Zakhidov et al. · Science · 1999 · 2.5K citations

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Series elastic actuators

Gill A. Pratt, Matthew M. Williamson · 2002 · 2.2K citations

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Electrostriction of polymer dielectrics with compliant electrodes as a means of actuation

Ronald Pelrine, Roy Kornbluh, Jose Joseph · Sensors and Actuators A Physical · 1998 · 1.4K citations

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Conjugated Polymer Actuators for Biomedical Applications

Elisabeth Smela · Advanced Materials · 2003 · 1.2K citations

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  1. QP
    Qibing Pei

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    15 publications · 6K citations

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  2. FC
    Federico Carpi

    University of Pisa, Italy

    18 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. HC
    Hualing Chen

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    16 publications · 513 citations

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  4. BL
    Bo Li

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    15 publications · 542 citations

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  5. JN
    Jae‐Do Nam

    Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea

    14 publications · 927 citations

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  1. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    26 h-index

    161 publications

    8.6K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    25 h-index

    97 publications

    10.5K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    23 h-index

    69 publications

    8.1K citations

  4. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    20 h-index

    90 publications

    4K citations

  5. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    18 h-index

    66 publications

    3.4K citations

  6. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    18 h-index

    58 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

    Pisa, Italy

    17 h-index

    51 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    7.7K citations

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  1. Smart Materials and Structures

    SMS · 87 publications · 5.2K citations

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  2. Sensors and Actuators A Physical

    57 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

    32 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Applied Physics Letters

    37 publications · 2.1K citations

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