Wiranata Ardi, Ohsugi Yunosuke, Minaminosono Ayato, Kuwajima Yu, Maeda Shingo
Smart Materials Laboratory, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5, Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan.
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jalan Grafika No. 2, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia.
HardwareX. 2022 Mar 7;11:e00287. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00287. eCollection 2022 Apr.
The demand for soft and conductive materials has intensified due to the increased interest in soft robotics. Consequently, researchers strive to realize easy, fast, and cost-effective fabrication methods. To evaluate the mechanical properties of materials requires tensile testing. However, the availability of an electromechanical tensile test to assess the quality of the electromechanical properties of stretchable conductive materials has yet to be widely commercialized. This situation has hindered the development of soft and stretchable conductive materials. Here, we develop a customized electromechanical tensile test for soft and stretchable materials. We integrate three standalone devices using Python software and provide a graphic user interface (GUI) for easy operation of the equipment. We expect that our customized electromechanical tensile test will contribute to advances in soft robotics, especially soft and stretchable sensors. Furthermore, our electromechanical setup can aid in the development of laboratory equipment and the understanding of the electromechanical properties of stretchable conductive materials.
由于对软体机器人技术的兴趣增加，对柔软且导电材料的需求日益强烈。因此，研究人员努力实现简便、快速且经济高效的制造方法。评估材料的机械性能需要进行拉伸测试。然而，用于评估可拉伸导电材料机电性能质量的机电拉伸测试尚未广泛商业化。这种情况阻碍了柔软且可拉伸导电材料的发展。在此，我们为柔软且可拉伸材料开发了一种定制的机电拉伸测试。我们使用Python软件集成了三个独立设备，并提供图形用户界面（GUI）以便于设备操作。我们期望我们定制的机电拉伸测试将有助于软体机器人技术的进步，特别是柔软且可拉伸传感器的发展。此外，我们的机电装置有助于实验室设备的开发以及对可拉伸导电材料机电性能的理解。
