研究目的
To explore the design, fabrication, and modeling of soft electro-thermal actuators based on laser-induced graphene (LIG) for applications in mechanically guided 3D assembly and human-soft actuators interaction.
研究成果
The study systematically explores LIG-based soft electrothermal actuators through combined theoretical simulations and experimental validations, demonstrating their applications in mechanically guided, on-demand, reconfigurable 3D assembly and human-soft actuators interaction. Over 20 complex 3D structures have been successfully constructed, with FEA serving as a reliable design tool. The research also demonstrates applications in artificial muscles, biomimetic frog tongues, elastic metamaterials, and soft robotic fingers for ECG measurements.
研究不足
The LIG actuators can only bend from the flat state toward the PI side, and the enabled 3D structures are volatile at room temperature, reverting to their initial shapes after the removal of actuation voltages.