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Non-uniform control moments induced by a skew-quad actuator design applied to plate controls

  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • University of Kentucky

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Abstract

Distributed vibration control of flexible structures using piezoelectric materials has been extensively studied for decades. A number of design configurations of distributed actuators with uniform control forces and moments have been investigated to improve modal control effectiveness of distributed structures, e.g., shells and plates. In this study, a new skew-quad actuator design which consists of four pieces of mono-axial piezoelectric actuator is proposed and evaluated. Due to the uneven boundary conditions of each region, this new actuator can induce non-uniform control forces and moments. Based on the variation method, the nonuniform distribution of the actuator induced forces and moments are defined. The coupling equation of a simply supported plate laminated with this new design is derived; distributed control action resulting from the non-uniform control moments is also defined in the modal domain. The actuator induced control actions are calculated respectively on a square plate and a rectangle plate, and the effects of varying actuator size are also evaluated. These control effects of the skew-quad actuator are compared with those of a multi-DOF actuator. Parametric analyses suggest that due to the non-uniform control moments, the new skew-quad actuator induces better modal control actions in certain plate modes as compared with the multi-DOF actuator. This new skew-quad actuator has great potential to improve control effects to other shell structures

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2009, IMECE 2009
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages917-926
Number of pages10
EditionPART B
ISBN (Print)9780791843833
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
EventASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2009 - Lake Buena Vista, FL, United States
Duration: 13 Nov 200919 Nov 2009

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings
NumberPART B
Volume10

Conference

ConferenceASME 2009 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLake Buena Vista, FL
Period13/11/0919/11/09

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