Stretchable Capacitors that Electrically Luminesce, Sense, and Actuate for Biomimetic Coloration
Abstract
This proposal is about enabling methods to better understand visual perception as it pertains to dynamic camouflage. Cephalopod's (e.g., octopuses and cuttlefish) make themselves invisible to extremely sophisticated visual predation using dynamic camouflage. Despite their remarkable abilities, these animals use only three types of coloration patterns: Uniform, Mottled, and Disruptive. Overlaid on this color camouflage are many other disguise techniques; the cuttlefish, for example, also uses pattern generation, skin texture, and body posture to disguise or reveal themselves. Though some basic explanations of how these animals perform these maneuvers and when they choose to implement them has recently been explained, true understanding of how to control and use dynamic camouflage in a human context will only be revealed using synthetic systems, instead of animal models. The goal of this proposal is to develop synthetic chromatophores that display color electrically. To create stretchable synthetic chromatophores, we synthesized high density arrays of individually addressable elastomeric light emitting capacitors and used a passive matrix addressing method. In this report, we cover the results of two proposal periods: September 2015 - August 2016and September 2016 - July 2017.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1050795
Entities
People
- Robert F Shepherd
Organizations
- Cornell University