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Large Scale Stiffness Variable Elastomer Made by Liquid Metal

  • Mingkui Zhang
  • , Xuanhan Chen
  • , Maze Liu
  • , Shiwu Zhang
  • , Lining Sun
  • , Xiangpeng Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Soochow University
  • University of Science and Technology of China

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Abstract

Intelligent multifunctional materials with active stiffness adjustment have a wide range of application prospects in the fields of medical devices, construction, soft robots and industrial machinery. However, creating such material that can respond rapidly to stiffness with wide range, which still remains a major challenge.In this paper, we have developed a smart variable stiffness material based on liquid metal which can adjust the its stiffness actively and quickly by the effect of magnetic field or temperature change. LMVSM consists of three parts: a gallium ferromagnetorheological layer, a chromium wire layer, which provides heating, a soft radiation layer for cooling. The stiffness of LMVSM band can be rapidly increased fourfold by the effect of external magnetic filed, and solidified Ga-Fe MRF stiffness can increase tenfold when the temperature is lowered. Finally, the new material is connected with a pneumatic robot gripper that actively regulates its load capacity, demonstrating its potential to be further developed into a smart component that can be widely used in smart devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages116-120
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665481090
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2022 - Jinghong, China
Duration: 5 Dec 20229 Dec 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2022

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityJinghong
Period5/12/229/12/22

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