%0 Journal Article %1 mader2019bioinspired %A Mader, Anja %A Born, Larissa %A Körner, Axel %A Schieber, Gundula %A Masset, Pierre-Alexandre %A Milwich, Markus %A Gresser, Götz T. %A Knippers, Jan %D 2019 %J Composite Structures %K biomimetic körner schieber born gresser knippers plastic integrated masset fiber-reinforced mader 2019 itke from:petraheim pneumatic actuation compliant milwich architecture bio-inspired %N 111558 %R 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111558 %T Bio-inspired integrated pneumatic actuation for compliant fiber-reinforced plastics %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822319306749?via%3Dihub %X Compliant mechanisms of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) have been developed to reduce the mechanical complexity of kinetic systems. In a further step, pneumatic actuation was integrated into the set-up of the FRP, offering lightweight, slender, and inconspicuous actuation. Inflation of an integrated cushion causes rotation through the asymmetric material lay-up. Inspiration from the ultrastructure of pressurized veins in arthropod wings has led to the development of a thin layer of elastomer surrounding this pneumatic cushion to avoid delamination. T-peel tests revealed that the elastomer forms a higher adhesion to itself than to glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) layers with an epoxy matrix. The angle-pressure relationship for specific GFRP samples with a defined compliant hinge zone was investigated physically and numerically, showing good consistency between the two. Further, a mathematical model, taking into account the bending stiffness of the cushion-surrounding FRP layers, was developed, and a parametric study was conducted on the actuation angles.

@article{mader2019bioinspired, abstract = {Compliant mechanisms of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) have been developed to reduce the mechanical complexity of kinetic systems. In a further step, pneumatic actuation was integrated into the set-up of the FRP, offering lightweight, slender, and inconspicuous actuation. Inflation of an integrated cushion causes rotation through the asymmetric material lay-up. Inspiration from the ultrastructure of pressurized veins in arthropod wings has led to the development of a thin layer of elastomer surrounding this pneumatic cushion to avoid delamination. T-peel tests revealed that the elastomer forms a higher adhesion to itself than to glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) layers with an epoxy matrix. The angle-pressure relationship for specific GFRP samples with a defined compliant hinge zone was investigated physically and numerically, showing good consistency between the two. Further, a mathematical model, taking into account the bending stiffness of the cushion-surrounding FRP layers, was developed, and a parametric study was conducted on the actuation angles.}, added-at = {2020-05-22T14:25:14.000+0200}, author = {Mader, Anja and Born, Larissa and Körner, Axel and Schieber, Gundula and Masset, Pierre-Alexandre and Milwich, Markus and Gresser, Götz T. and Knippers, Jan}, biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/2e0db3810221f76835b62537b8dcccc32/itke}, doi = {10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111558}, interhash = {b8e66bedaec3ea7d750489f11df8b246}, intrahash = {e0db3810221f76835b62537b8dcccc32}, journal = {Composite Structures}, keywords = {biomimetic körner schieber born gresser knippers plastic integrated masset fiber-reinforced mader 2019 itke from:petraheim pneumatic actuation compliant milwich architecture bio-inspired}, language = {eng}, month = oct, number = 111558, timestamp = {2020-05-22T12:25:14.000+0200}, title = {Bio-inspired integrated pneumatic actuation for compliant fiber-reinforced plastics}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822319306749?via%3Dihub}, year = 2019 }