Gravity-independent self-rolling of a photothermal liquid crystal elastomer rod for microgravity actuation
Wei Lu, Xi Jiang, Xueao Hu, Dali Ge, Kai Li
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotothermal therapyCurvatureMechanicsHeat fluxActuatorElastomerMoment (physics)OpticsTracking (education)Angular velocityDeformation (meteorology)Photothermal effectHeat transferThermalGravitationThermal conductionLiquid crystalFlux (metallurgy)BistabilityMechanical energyTorqueThermal energyClassical mechanicsTrajectoryThermal fluctuationsHeat generationModulation (music)Energy (signal processing)Atom (system on chip)NanotechnologyMachiningAdvanced Materials and MechanicsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceMicro and Nano Robotics