Laser-Induced Shape Memory Polymer Actuator Used in a Deployable Display

Abstract:

Deployable flexible displays attract a great attention recently. The flexible display used on electronic equipment have been developed, which can deploy to reveal a much larger screen or rolled up. However, one of major problems is its actuation of deployment and fixture. In this paper, a deployable display actuated by the SMP actuator is proposed. The shape memory polymer (SMP) actuator, which is considered to be attached to the back side of a flexible display, is used to deploy and fix the flexible display. A new method of laser-induced actuation of SMP actuator is investigated. By this method, the SMP can be induced by infrared light transmitted through a treated optical fiber embedded in the actuator.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 333-335)
• Pages: 1926-1929
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.333-335.1926
• Online since: July 2013
• Authors: Da Wei Zhang, Jia Jia Zhang, Rui Wei, Jing Wen Xia, Dan Ni Jiao, Yun Xiao Pan
• Keywords: Actuator, Deployable Flexible, Laser-Activation, Shape-Memory Polymer

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