Asymmetric strategy for enhanced performance of flexible electroadhesive clutch

Jun Li; Ying Xiong; Kitming Ma; Bao Yang; Linlin Ma; Xiaoming Tao

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12938

Asymmetric strategy for enhanced performance of flexible electroadhesive clutch

Jun Li, Ying Xiong, Kitming Ma, Bao Yang, Linlin Ma, Xiaoming Tao

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Abstract

Flexible electroadhesive clutches with high shear stress and fast response working at low voltage are much desired in wearable electronics and robotic systems. Dielectric materials with opposite charge characteristics could maximize the clutch performance by taking advantages of the boosted electroadhesion between the two contact pads in an asymmetrically structured clutch. In this paper, asymmetrically structured electroadhesive clutches are proposed and reported for the first time. The asymmetric structured clutch exhibits a two-fold increment in the shear force but similar response time by simply reversing the electrode polarity. This work provides a new dimension to realize high-performance electroadhesive clutches based on an asymmetric strategy.

Original language	English
Article number	e12938
Journal	Heliyon
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12938
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

Keywords

Asymmetric
Electroadhesive clutch
Fabric
PDFE
Polylactic acid

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Asymmetric strategy for enhanced performance of flexible electroadhesive clutch

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