Piezoelectric ceramic assembly tubes for torsional actuators

Chulho Kim; Alexandre E. Glazounov; Luther Daniel Flippen; Amitav Pattnaik; Qi Ming Zhang; David Lewis III

doi:10.1117/12.352813

12 July 1999 Piezoelectric ceramic assembly tubes for torsional actuators

Chulho Kim, Alexandre E. Glazounov, Luther Daniel Flippen, Amitav Pattnaik, Qi Ming Zhang, David Lewis III

Proceedings Volume 3675, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Smart Materials Technologies; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352813
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The efforts described here are intended to provide a basis for the utilization of novel piezoelectric actuators in smart materials and structures. The actuator design developed in this study is a segmented, piezoelectric tube, with the individual segments driven in a d₁₅ shear mode. The PZT-5A tubes were cut longitudinally in to an even number of equal slender segments. These slender segments were poled individually along their length using a continuous poling technique developed at NRL. The polarization of the poled segments alternates in direction between adjacent segments. The segments were reassembled with a conductive epoxy so that it serves as both joint and electrode. The assembled actuator tubes were evaluated by applying electric field normal to the polarization direction of the segments, demonstrating proof of concept. These solid state prototype devices were driven to precise angular displacement and torque output. Reliability test, including both fatigue and mechanical loading of the device, were conducted. In conjunction with this effort, numerical computation analyses were performed with respect to structural integrity versus segment joint thickness, and the relative effect of cylindrical versus polygonal configurations. These studies facilitated the successful production of prototypes. Projected actuator outputs based on electromechanical test results are also discussed in terms of requirements for noise and vibration control of helicopter rotor blades.

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Chulho Kim, Alexandre E. Glazounov, Luther Daniel Flippen, Amitav Pattnaik, Qi Ming Zhang, and David Lewis III "Piezoelectric ceramic assembly tubes for torsional actuators", Proc. SPIE 3675, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Smart Materials Technologies, (12 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.352813

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