A Self-Sensing Approach for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Based on Online Estimation Algorithms

This paper develops a position self-sensing approach for a motion actuator based on a dielectric elastomer membrane. The proposed method uses voltage and current measurements to estimate the electrical resistance and capacitance online by means of a high-frequency low-amplitude voltage component inj...

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Published inIEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 728 - 738
Main Authors Rizzello, Gianluca, Naso, David, York, Alexander, Seelecke, Stefan
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Published New York IEEE 01.04.2017
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
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1941-014X
DOI10.1109/TMECH.2016.2638638

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Abstract This paper develops a position self-sensing approach for a motion actuator based on a dielectric elastomer membrane. The proposed method uses voltage and current measurements to estimate the electrical resistance and capacitance online by means of a high-frequency low-amplitude voltage component injected in the actuation signal. The actual deformation is subsequently reconstructed using a model-based estimate of the electrical parameters implemented on a field programmable gate array platform (FPGA) with a sampling frequency of 20 kHz. The main peculiarity of the approach is the use of recursive identification and filtering algorithms that avoid the need of charge measurements. The self-sensing algorithm is extensively validated on a precision linear-motion actuator, which uses a nonlinear biasing system to obtain large actuation strokes.
AbstractList This paper develops a position self-sensing approach for a motion actuator based on a dielectric elastomer membrane. The proposed method uses voltage and current measurements to estimate the electrical resistance and capacitance online by means of a high-frequency low-amplitude voltage component injected in the actuation signal. The actual deformation is subsequently reconstructed using a model-based estimate of the electrical parameters implemented on a field programmable gate array platform (FPGA) with a sampling frequency of 20 kHz. The main peculiarity of the approach is the use of recursive identification and filtering algorithms that avoid the need of charge measurements. The self-sensing algorithm is extensively validated on a precision linear-motion actuator, which uses a nonlinear biasing system to obtain large actuation strokes.
Author Rizzello, Gianluca
Seelecke, Stefan
Naso, David
York, Alexander
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SubjectTerms Actuation
Actuators
Algorithms
Capacitance
Current measurement
Dielectric elastomer (DE)
dielectric electroactive polymer
Elastomers
Electric potential
Electrodes
Field programmable gate arrays
Mathematical model
Position sensing
Resistance
self-sensing
smart materials
Voltage
Voltage measurement
Title A Self-Sensing Approach for Dielectric Elastomer Actuators Based on Online Estimation Algorithms
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