Projects
Elastomeric lenses with artificial muscle actuation
Project description
This project uses Liquid crystal elastomer micro-actuators to deform elastomeric lenses. Similar to the human eye, where the ciliary muscle permits accommodation through mechanical deformation of a crystalline lens, the muscle-like LCE actuators deform an elastic, molded lens body, comprising of optical transparent silicone, to tune the focal length of the lens. The LCE actuators allow a very compact integration of the actuator and lens. Asymmetric deformation through the use of eight individual actuators and symmetric deformation using ring actuators are investigated.
Start/End of project
01.01.2012 until 30.04.2016
Project manager
Prof. Dr. Hans Zappe
Contact person
Luis Köbele, Sebastian Petsch
Phone:7560
Keywords
Flüssigkristalelastomere, Aktoren, Thermomechanik, verstimmbare Linse, LCE, Liquid crystal elastomers, micro-actuators, elastomeric lenses