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Visualization methods for understanding the dynamic electroadhesion phenomenon
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posted on 2017-05-19, 08:23 authored by Thomas Bamber, Jianglong Guo, Jagpal Singh, M. Bigharaz, Jon PetzingJon Petzing, Paul A. Bingham, Laura JusthamLaura Justham, Jacques Penders, Michael JacksonExperimental investigation into the surface potential and electric field visualization of an electroadhesion system is presented for understanding the dynamic electroadhesion phenomenon. The indirect experimental approach has been based on measuring surface potentials on the surface of an electroadhesive pad by an electrostatic voltmeter. The direct approach has been based on charging and discharging the electroadhesive pad in a viscous oil mixed with lightweight particles. The visualization of the dynamic field distribution of electroadhesive pads can be a useful method to understand the dynamic electroadhesion phenomenon. In addition, indication of different field distributions of different pad geometries can be obtained through the method demonstrated here. Furthermore, the method is useful for instructors or lecturers to showcase or teach the dynamic electroadhesion phenomenon.
Funding
The authors acknowledge support from the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Intelligent Automation, in undertaking this research work under grant reference number EP/IO33467/1. Also, the authors acknowledge support from the Innovate UK for this work under project reference 101549.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
Journal of Physics D: Applied PhysicsVolume
50Issue
20Pages
205304 - 205304Citation
BAMBER, T. ... et al, 2017. Visualization methods for understanding the dynamic electroadhesion phenomenon. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50 (20), 205304 (8pp).Publisher
IOP PublishingVersion
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2017Notes
This is an Open Access Article. It is published by IOP Publishing under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ISSN
0022-3727eISSN
1361-6463Publisher version
Language
- en