Hours:
9 (2 credits)
Room:
Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Via G. Caruso 16, Pisa – Ground Floor
Short Abstract:
The course will first provide an overview on electroactive polymer actuators (EAP), de-scribing key aspects of the different electroactive polymer actuation technologies. Then, the course will provide a detailed description of dielectric elastomer actuators, as the most performing EAP technology. Presented topics will include fundamentals, materials, de-vices and applications, as well as standards. The course will be closed with lab sessions, showing demos of prototype applications.
Course Contents in brief:
- Introduction to electroactive polymer actuators
- Overview on fundamentals, materials, devices and applications of the different electroactive polymer actuation technologies
- Dielectric elastomer actuators: fundamentals, materials, devices and applications
- Dielectric elastomer actuators: standards for material characterisation and device testing
- Demo 1: Finger-tip wearable tactile displays for virtual interactions with soft bodies (for master-slave tele-operation and/or surgical training).
- Demo 2: Artificial muscles for electrically stretchable membrane bioreactors for tissue engineering.
- Demo 3: Bioinspired electrically tuneable optical lens.
- Brainstorming of bioinspired designs
Schedule:
- Day1 – Friday 10 April 2015, time 10.00 – 13:00, Aula Riunioni DII ex A27, Largo Lucio Lazzarino
- Day2 – Friday 17 April 2015, time 10:00 – 13:00, Aula Riunioni DII ex A27, Largo Lucio Lazzarino
- Day3 – Friday 24 April 2015, time 10:00 – 13:00, Aula Riunioni Piano Terra DII, Via Caruso
