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Iain A. Anderson
Researcher at University of Auckland
Publications - 182
Citations - 4957
Iain A. Anderson is an academic researcher from University of Auckland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Artificial muscle & Dielectric. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 175 publications receiving 4233 citations. Previous affiliations of Iain A. Anderson include University of New Zealand & North Shore Hospital.
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Multi-functional dielectric elastomer artificial muscles for soft and smart machines
TL;DR: The octopus arm is an example of a soft actuator with a virtually infinite number of degrees of freedom (DOF) as discussed by the authors, which utilizes neural ganglia to process sensory data at the local “arm” level and perform complex tasks.
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Standards for dielectric elastomer transducers
Federico Carpi,Iain A. Anderson,Siegfried Bauer,Gabriele Frediani,Giuseppe Carmine Gallone,Massimiliano Gei,Christian Graaf,Claire Jean-Mistral,William Kaal,Guggi Kofod,Matthias Kollosche,Roy D. Kornbluh,Benny Lassen,Marc Matysek,Silvain Michel,Stephan Nowak,Benjamin M. O'Brien,Qibing Pei,Ron Pelrine,Björn Rechenbach,Samuel Rosset,Herbert Shea +21 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present standardized methods for material characterisation, device testing and performance measurement for dielectric elastomer transducers, which are intended to have a general scope and a broad applicability to different material types and device configurations.
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Soft generators using dielectric elastomers
TL;DR: In this paper, a soft dielectric elastomer generator whose stretchable circuit elements are integrated within the membrane achieved an energy density of 10 mJ/g at an efficiency of 12% and consisted of low-cost acrylic membranes and carbon grease mounted in a frame.
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Self-priming dielectric elastomer generators
TL;DR: In this article, a self-priming DEG system is presented that is capable of replenishing charge losses from generated energy, meaning that the energy source no longer requires periodic replacement.
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An integrated, self-priming dielectric elastomer generator
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a system that minimizes the external circuitry to six diodes so that high energy density and flexibility is maintained at the system level, achieving an energy density of 12.6 mJ/g compared favorably with similarly sized electromagnetic and electrostatic power generators.