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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Peichun Yang, Raleigh, NC (US);
David A. Winick, Raleigh, NC (US);
Paul Franzon, New Hill, NC (US);
Neil H. DiSpigna, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 21/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for an electroactive polymer actuated dot structure is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, an actuated dot structure includes a housing. The actuated dot structure also includes a pin configured to move between a first position and a second position with respect to the housing. Further, the actuated dot structure includes a multimorph engaged with the pin and configured to displace the pin between the first and second positions and to latch the pin in the second position.