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US 2024/0141928 A1Published application
Electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes
OwnerChundong Guaninventor
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An electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes includes at least two flexible conductive electrodes wrapped by a flexible insulation material. The flexible conductive electrodes are interactively stacked, immersed in a fluid dielectric and then are wrapped by a flexible sealing layer. Two ends of the flexible conductive electrodes that are three-dimensionally interactively stacked are led out from the flexible sealing layer to be connected with an external power supply. The two ends of the flexible conductive electrodes that are three-dimensionally interactively stacked are connected with the flexible sealing layer. Under the action of an applied electric field, the flexible conductive electrodes wrapped by the flexible insulation material break down the fluid dielectric and approach each other. Simultaneously, the fluid dielectric between the flexible conductive electrodes wrapped by the flexible insulation material is extruded. According to this process, the function of contracting and expanding the flexible sealing layer in a specific direction is achieved.
An electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes, the electro-hydraulic artificial muscle comprising:
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein the at least two flexible conductive electrodes are interactively stacked in a spiral manner.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein the at least two flexible conductive electrodes are interactively stacked in a folding manner.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein the liquid dielectric is a Newtonian fluid.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein the liquid dielectric is a non-Newtonian fluid.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein multiple electro-hydraulic artificial muscles with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes are made into muscle fibers that are able to be assembled into bundles.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein a flexible conductive layer is attached to an outer surface of the flexible sealing layer.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein the electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes expands and contracts by controlling a voltage between the at least two flexible conductive electrodes.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 1, wherein an expansion and contraction degree of the electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes is determined by measuring electrical parameters between the at least two flexible conductive electrodes wrapped by the flexible insulation material.
The electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes according to 7, wherein an expansion and contraction degree of the electro-hydraulic artificial muscle with three-dimensional interactive stacked electrodes is determined by measuring electrical parameters between the at least two flexible conductive electrodes wrapped by the flexible insulation material.
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