TY - GEN
T1 - DP-RE type micromotors using electro-conjugate fluid
AU - Yokota, Shinichi
AU - Kozuki, Hiroto
AU - Takemura, Kenjiro
AU - Edamura, Kazuya
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper presents a new type of micromotor using electro-conjugate fluid (ECF). An electro-conjugate fluid is a kind of dielectric fluid, which works as a smart fluid. The fluid generates a powerful jet flow, which we call an ECF jet, when subjected to high DC voltage with highly non-uniform electric field, which means, it works as a fluid power source for mechanical components without bulky pumps. We introduce this attractive smart fluid to micromotors in this paper. Inside the motor is filled with the electro-conjugate fluid and a rotor has electrode pairs on the surface. By applying high DC voltage to the electrode pairs, the rotor rotates due to the ECF jet In this paper, we design several types of electrode pairs and examine each influence on motor performances.
AB - This paper presents a new type of micromotor using electro-conjugate fluid (ECF). An electro-conjugate fluid is a kind of dielectric fluid, which works as a smart fluid. The fluid generates a powerful jet flow, which we call an ECF jet, when subjected to high DC voltage with highly non-uniform electric field, which means, it works as a fluid power source for mechanical components without bulky pumps. We introduce this attractive smart fluid to micromotors in this paper. Inside the motor is filled with the electro-conjugate fluid and a rotor has electrode pairs on the surface. By applying high DC voltage to the electrode pairs, the rotor rotates due to the ECF jet In this paper, we design several types of electrode pairs and examine each influence on motor performances.
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U2 - 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363547
DO - 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363547
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:36348951478
SN - 1424406021
SN - 9781424406029
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
SP - 1566
EP - 1571
BT - 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA'07
T2 - 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA'07
Y2 - 10 April 2007 through 14 April 2007
ER -