Valerie I. Lapp

A Variable Stiffness Joint With Electrospun P(VDF-TrFE-CTFE) Variable Stiffness Springs

This letter presents a novel rotational variable stiffness joint that relies on one motor and a set of variable stiffness springs. The variable stiffness springs are leaf springs with a layered design, i.e., an electro-active layer of electrospun aligned nanofibers of poly(vinylidene fluoride-triflu