Light-modulated liquid crystal elastomer actuator with multimodal shape morphing and multifunction
Tonghui Zhao, Yanlin Zhang, Yangyang Fan, Jiao Wang, Hanqing Jiang, Jiu‐an Lv
Abstract
We present a simple driving strategy through modulating incident light to produce diverse 3D shape morphing in a single NIR-active LCE actuator, and enable various locomotions (crawling, shifting, rotating, somersaulting, rolling, and even rocking).
Topics & Concepts
MorphingMaterials scienceActuatorElastomerShape-memory alloyShape changeStructured lightMechanical engineeringAcousticsComposite materialComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceEngineeringBiologyEvolutionary biologyPhysicsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsLiquid Crystal Research Advancements