Digital light processing of liquid crystal elastomers for self-sensing artificial muscles
Shuo Li, Hedan Bai, Zheng Liu, Xinyue Zhang, Chuqi Huang, Lennard W. Wiesner, Meredith N. Silberstein, Robert F. Shepherd
Abstract
). We demonstrate actuators composed of these DLP printed LCEs' applications in soft robotics, such as reversible grasping, untethered crawling, and weightlifting. Furthermore, we present an LCE self-sensing system that exploits thermally induced optical transition as an intrinsic option toward feedback control.
Topics & Concepts
ElastomerLiquid crystalArtificial muscleMaterials scienceArtificial lightDigital Light ProcessingComputer scienceNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsArtificial intelligenceOpticsComposite materialPhysicsIlluminanceProjectorActuatorAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsTactile and Sensory Interactions