Liquid crystal elastomer actuator with serpentine locomotion
Meng Wang, Xin-Bao Hu, Bo Zuo, Shuai Huang, Xu‐Man Chen, Hong Yang
Abstract
A snake-mimic soft actuator composed of a bilayered liquid crystal elastomer ribbon and two serrated feet is reported in this work. Under repeated on/off near-infrared light irradiation, this actuator can move forward relying on a reversible shape morphing between S-curve structure and reverse S-curve structure, which is similar to the serpentine locomotion of snakes.
Topics & Concepts
ActuatorElastomerMorphingRibbonMaterials scienceWork (physics)Liquid crystalComposite materialOptoelectronicsMechanical engineeringComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceEngineeringAdvanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsLiquid Crystal Research Advancements