DEAの振動を用いた推進に関する研究

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Propulsion using vibration is studied as a new locomotion method of the actuator. The locomotion with vibration has advantages such as simple structure and light weight. In this research, we propose to control an actuator with frequency by using Dielectric Elastomer Actuator(DEA), which has been studied as an artificial muscle. We analyzed vibration modes of the modeled actuator , and compared with experimental results. We found some relationship between vibration mode and operation.