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Performance Study of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators with Varying Thickness of Carbon Nanotube Electrodes and Pre-stretch Ratios
Mingyu Kang, Joong-Hyun Park, Jong-An Choi, Jingu Jeong, Soonjae Pyo
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2025;42(10):817-823.
Published online October 1, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/JKSPE.D.25.00004

This study examines how two key design parameters—the pre-stretch ratio and the thickness of the carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode—affect the actuation performance of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs). DEA samples are created with varying pre-stretch levels (50% and 125%) and different amounts of CNT spray coating (4 and 8 mg), and their threshold voltages and areal strains are quantitatively assessed. The experimental results indicate that higher pre-stretch ratios result in lower threshold voltages and greater areal deformations, while increased CNT thickness typically reduces actuator deformation due to enhanced mechanical stiffness. The combination of a high pre-stretch ratio and low CNT loading demonstrates improved electro-mechanical responsiveness at moderate voltages. These findings underscore the interconnected effects of structural and electrode design on DEA performance, offering practical design guidelines for optimizing soft actuator systems. This research lays a solid foundation for future applications of DEAs in haptic interfaces, wearable actuators, and soft robotics.

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Wind-powered Triboelectric Nanogenerator Using Contact-separation of Two Cylindrical Structures
Jong-An Choi, Jingu Jeong, Mingyu Kang, Soonjae Pyo
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2023;40(12):939-945.
Published online December 1, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/JKSPE.023.025
In this paper, we develop a cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) for omnidirectional wind energy harvesting, by designing a slanted slit structure along the outer surface of the cylinder. The TENG consists of an inner cylinder based on Al film and a 3D printed outer structure. Wind blowing through the slits of the outer structure causes the inner cylinder to rotate in the slanted direction, and the contact-separation between the Al cylinder and polytetrafluoroethylene attached to the inner surface of the outer structure generates an output voltage. The performance of the harvester with different inner cylinder diameters under various wind speeds is experimentally studied. The results indicate that the TENG with a smaller Al cylinder is suitable for a self-powered wind speed sensor while that with a larger cylinder is optimal for efficient energy harvesting. In addition, the TENG is capable of harvesting wind energy in all directions. Its potential utility to be used as a supplementary power source for small electronic devices is verified through various experiments. Based on its compact size, simple design, and ease of manufacturing, the proposed TENG can be used as a low-cost, portable harvester.
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Development of Prognostics and Health Management System for Rotating Machine and Application to Rotary Table
Mingyu Kang, Chibum Lee
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2022;39(5):337-343.
Published online May 1, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/JKSPE.022.021
Recently, interest in Prognostics and Health management (PHM) has been increasing as an advanced technology of maintenance. PHM technology is a technology that allows equipment to check its condition and predict failures in advance. To realize PHM technology, it is important to implement artificial intelligence technology that diagnoses failures based on data. Vibration data is often used to diagnose the state of the rotating machine. Additionally, there have been many efforts to convert vibration data into 2D images to apply a convolutional neural network (CNN), which is emerging as a powerful algorithm in the image processing field, to vibration data. In this study, a series of PHM processes for acquiring data from a rotary machine and using it to check the condition of the machine were applied to the rotary table. Additionally, a study was conducted to introduce and compare two methodologies for converting vibration data into 2D images. Finally, a GUI program to implement the PHM process was developed.
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Deep Learning-Based Analysis for Abnormal Diagnosis of Air Compressors
Mingyu Kang, Yohwan Hyun, Chibum Lee
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2022;39(3):209-215.
Published online March 1, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7736/JKSPE.021.117
Due to recent development of sensor technology and IoT, research is being actively conducted on PHM (Prognostics and Health Management), a methodology that collects equipment or system status information and determines maintenance using diagnosis and prediction techniques. Among various research studies, research on anomaly detection technology that detects abnormalities in assets through data is becoming more important due to the nature of industrial sites where it is difficult to obtain failure data. Conventional machine learning-based and statistical-based models such as PCA, KNN, MD, and iForest involve human intervention in the data preprocessing process. Thus, they are not suitable for time series data. Recently, deep learning-based anomaly detection models with better performances than conventional machine learning models are being developed. In particular, several models with improved performance by fusing time series data with LSTM, AE (Autoencoder), VAE (Variational Auto Encoder), and GAN (Generative Adversarial Network) are attracting attention as anomaly detection models for time series data. In the present study, we present a method that uses Likelihood to improve the evaluation method of existing models.
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