Piezoelectric actuators / Joshua E. Segel, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Segel, Joshua E.

Series:

Electrical engineering developments series.

Electrical engineering developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actuators.

Piezoelectric devices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Piezoelectric actuators are simple structures with compact sizes that provide quick responses to an electrical stimulus. This book presents topical research in the study of piezoelectric actuators. It discusses topics such as thick-film piezoelectric actuators prepared by screen-printing; control of piezoelectric actuator systems; and, more.

Contents:

Intro

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Recent Progress in Thick-Film Piezoelectric Actuators Prepared by Screen-Printing

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Piezoceramic Thick-Film Structures

2.1. Processing of Piezoceramic Thick Films

2.2. Characterisation of Piezoelectrc Thick Films

3. Piezoelectric Thick-Film Actuators

3.1. Cantilever-Type Actuators

3.1.1. Thick-Film Multilayer Actuator Structures

3.1.2. Substrate-Free Actuator Structures

3.2. Membrane-Type Actuators

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 2: Pressure Control of Vehicle ABS Using Piezoactuator-Based Valve Modulator

Introduction

Piezovalve System

Pressure Tracking Control

Wheel Slip Control for Vehicle ABS

Chapter 3: High Power Ultrasonic Actuators Based on the Langevin Transducer: Classical Configurations and Recent Designs

1. The Langevin Transducer

1.1. Historical background

1.2. Design criterions

2. Ultrasonic Concentrators

2.1. Theory

2.2. Conical concentrator

2.3. Exponential concentrator

2.4. Catenoidal concentrator

2.5. Sectional concentrator

3. Langevin Transducer with Ultrasonic Concentrator

3.1. Design criterion in vacuum

3.2. Applications

4. A New Flexural Ultrasonic Actuator

4.1. Working principles

4.2. Finite element model

4.3. Basic design

4.4. A flexural multifrequency actuator

Chapter 4: Active Control of the Dynamics of Hinged-Hinged Beam Using Piezoelectric Absorber

2. Modelling of the Dynamics of a Hinged-Hinged Beam under Transversal Excitation by an Un-bounded Single Well f6 Potential.

3. Description of the Model and General Mathematical Formalism

3.1. Description of the physical model

3.2. General mathematical formalism

3.3. Optimization of control process

3.4. Stability of active structural control

3.5. Effects of the control on the amplitude of Harmonic oscillations

3.6. Effects of the control on the appearance of unbounded motion

3.7. Effects of the control on the basin of stability

4. Conclusion

Chapter 5: Modeling and Control of Piezoelectric Actuator Systems

2. Piezoelectric Actuator

3. Mathematical Modelling of Hysteresis

3.1. The Maxwell model

3.2. The time delay model

3.3. The Jiles-Atherton model

3.4. The Preisach model

3.5. The LuGre model

4. Modeling of the Piezoelectric Actuator

5. Controller Design

6. Simulation

7. Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62618-320-1

OCLC:

834604422