Design and development of electrostatic brakes on the filament level

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Abstract

The Cluster of Excellence ‘Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI)’1 addresses developments and inventions for the use in or as smart devices in many areas, such as Industry 4.0, medicine and skill learning. The application of sensor units in smart textiles is widespread and used in various industry branches. Besides sensors, the development of textile actuating units is a relevant research topic. This paper discusses a theoretical actuator concept that leads to a ready-to-implement fiber-based electrostatic brake concept (passive actuator). Generally, the set-up is similar to a capacitor. Two different variants are presented according to the design of the dielectric and outer electrode layer. The dielectric material, its thickness, manufacturing process, future properties and implementation possibilities of the concepts are considered. Finally, a proof of concept with first results is presented.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number5331
JournalScientific reports
Volume15
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 39948145
ORCID /0000-0002-0803-8818/work/179847092
ORCID /0000-0001-7698-9095/work/179849830
ORCID /0000-0003-0423-4093/work/179850166
ORCID /0000-0002-0819-1193/work/179850302
ORCID /0000-0003-1058-4030/work/179850442
ORCID /0009-0005-1367-851X/work/179851335

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • Capacitor, Electrically conductive, Electrostatic brake, Passive actuator, Proof-of concept, Theoretical concepts, Yarn