1 Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; 2 School of Electronics & Information Engineering, Guiyang University, Guiyang 550005, China
Abstract Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are promising enabling devices which can be used in a wide range of robots, artificial muscles, and microfluidics. They are characterized by high actuating strain, low cost and noise, and high energy density and efficiency. There are three main challenges for enabling DEs to become actuators: (i) developing suitable and compatible electrode materials; (ii) effectively isolating the actuator electrode from the surrounding fluid; and (iii) creating a rigid frame that usually requires prestraining of the dielectric layer. The use of robotic fish in water is an important application field of biomimetic soft robots. At present, most underwater robotic fish use spiral propulsion, which has several problems, including propulsion efficiency, position controllability and aquatic organism involvement. To provide solutions, the research and development of underwater robotic fish that imitate the fins and body propulsion of fish and the use of soft underwater robotic fish are in full adoption. This project involves the research and development of a bionic soft underwater robot fish with a software driver, which can imitate swimming via the tail fin and body of a fish, especially with respect to stable swimming propulsion, to successfully develop high-performance soft underwater robot fish. In addition, to imitate the unstable swimming movements of fish, such as turning and sharp acceleration and deceleration, robot fish that use DE drivers with good flexibility and high strain have been researched and developed.
Fund: Project supported by Joint Open Fund of Guizhou Provincial Department of Education (Grant No. [2022] 439) and the Academic New Seedling Cultivation and Free Exploration and Innovation of Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Department (Grant No. [2023] 11).
Chenghong Zhang(张成红) A bionic robotic fish with a dielectric elastomer 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 048702
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