Materials for Electroadhesion and Electrolaminates
    1.
    发明申请
    Materials for Electroadhesion and Electrolaminates 有权
    电粘结和电化学材料

    公开(公告)号:US20130010398A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-10

    申请号:US13635889

    申请日:2011-03-18

    IPC分类号: H02N13/00

    CPC分类号: H02N13/00

    摘要: An electroadhesive device includes an outer surface adapted to interface with a surface of a foreign substrate, a plurality of electrodes (18), and a semi-conductive insulation material (20) disposed adjacent to at least one of the electrodes (18). Each electrode (18) has a respective conductive volume and is configured to apply a voltage at a respective location of the outer surface, and the difference in voltage between applied voltages includes an electrostatic adhesion voltage that produces an electro-static force between the device and the substrate (16) that is suitable to maintain a current position of the device relative to the substrate (16). The insulation material (20) can be polyurethane or any other suitable material having a resistance of about 109 to 1012 ohms*m. The insulation material effectively operates to expand the conductive volume of the electrodes (18) when they are actuated.

    摘要翻译: 一种电子粘合装置包括适于与异物衬底的表面相接合的外表面,多个电极(18)和邻近于至少一个电极(18)设置的半导电绝缘材料(20)。 每个电极(18)具有相应的导电体积,并且被配置为在外表面的相应位置处施加电压,并且施加的电压之间的电压差包括静电粘附电压,其在装置和 所述衬底(16)适于保持所述器件相对于所述衬底(16)的当前位置。 绝缘材料(20)可以是聚氨酯或具有约109至1012欧姆·米的电阻的任何其它合适的材料。 绝缘材料有效地操作以在电极(18)被致动时扩大电极(18)的导电体积。

    Mechanical meta-materials
    2.
    发明授权
    Mechanical meta-materials 有权
    机械超材料

    公开(公告)号:US08164232B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-24

    申请号:US12550222

    申请日:2009-08-28

    IPC分类号: H02N1/00

    摘要: The present invention provides meta-materials with an actively controllable mechanical property. The meta-material includes a deformable structure and a set of activation elements. The activation elements are controllable between multiple states. The meta-material includes a first value for a mechanical property when one or more of the activation elements is in the first activation state and includes a second value for the mechanical property when the activation elements have been activated to the second activation state. In one aspect, the meta-material resembles a composite material where the connectivity between the component materials or shape and arrangement of the component materials is dynamically controllable so as to affect a mechanical property of the meta-material.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了具有可主动控制的机械特性的超临界材料。 超材料包括可变形结构和一组激活元件。 激活元件在多个状态之间是可控的。 当一个或多个激活元件处于第一激活状态并且当激活元件已被激活到第二激活状态时,该元材料包括用于机械特性的第一值。 在一个方面,超材料类似于复合材料,其中组分材料之间的连接性或组分材料的形状和排列是动态可控的,以便影响超临界材料的机械性能。

    MECHANICAL META-MATERIALS
    3.
    发明申请
    MECHANICAL META-MATERIALS 有权
    机械元件

    公开(公告)号:US20100007240A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-14

    申请号:US12550222

    申请日:2009-08-28

    IPC分类号: H02N1/00

    摘要: The present invention provides meta-materials with an actively controllable mechanical property. The meta-material includes a deformable structure and a set of activation elements. The activation elements are controllable between multiple states. The meta-material includes a first value for a mechanical property when one or more of the activation elements is in the first activation state and includes a second value for the mechanical property when the activation elements have been activated to the second activation state. In one aspect, the meta-material resembles a composite material where the connectivity between the component materials or shape and arrangement of the component materials is dynamically controllable so as to affect a mechanical property of the meta-material.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了具有可主动控制的机械特性的超临界材料。 超材料包括可变形结构和一组激活元件。 激活元件在多个状态之间是可控的。 当一个或多个激活元件处于第一激活状态并且当激活元件已被激活到第二激活状态时,该元材料包括用于机械特性的第一值。 在一个方面,超材料类似于复合材料,其中组分材料之间的连接性或组分材料的形状和排列是动态可控的,以便影响超临界材料的机械性能。

    Electroadhesive gripping
    4.
    发明授权
    Electroadhesive gripping 有权
    电粘贴

    公开(公告)号:US08325458B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US12762260

    申请日:2010-04-16

    IPC分类号: H01T23/00

    CPC分类号: B25J15/00 B25J15/0085

    摘要: An electroadhesive gripping device or system includes a plurality of electroadhesive gripping surfaces, each having electrode(s) and each configured to be placed against respective surface regions of a foreign object, such that one or more electroadhesive forces can be provided between the electroadhesive gripping surfaces and the foreign object. Such electroadhesive forces operating to hold the foreign object against the electroadhesive gripping surfaces while the foreign object is held or moved by the electroadhesive gripping system. The electroadhesive gripping surfaces can be arranged onto a plurality of continuous fingers, and various gripping surfaces on each finger can be coupled together and manipulated with respect to each other by an actuating component, such as a cable actuator. A variable voltage can be delivered to the electrodes to control the amount of electroadhesive force generated, such that only a portion of a foreign object is held or moved.

    摘要翻译: 电粘合夹持装置或系统包括多个电粘附的抓持表面,每个具有电极并且各自构造成抵靠异物的相应表面区域放置,使得可以在电粘附的抓握表面之间提供一个或多个电粘附力 和异物。 这种电粘附力用于在外来物体被电粘附夹持系统保持或移动的同时将异物保持在电粘附的抓持表面上。 电粘附抓握表面可以布置在多个连续的指状物上,并且每个手指上的各种抓握表面可以通过诸如电缆致动器的致动部件相互联接在一起并且被相互操纵。 可以将电压传递到电极以控制产生的电粘附力的量,使得只有一部分异物被保持或移动。