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Smart patch piezoceramic actuator issuesThe Phillips Laboratory is undertaking the challenge of finding new and innovative ways to integrate sensing, actuation, and the supporting control and power electronics into a compact self-contained unit to provide vibration suppression for a host structure. This self-contained unit is commonly referred to as a smart patch. The interfaces to the smart patch will be limited to standard spacecraft power and possibly a communications line. The effort to develop a smart patch involves both contractual and inhouse programs which are currently focused on miniaturization of the electronics associated with vibrational control using piezoceramic sensors and actuators. This paper is comprised of two distinct parts. The first part examines issues associated with bonding piezoceramic actuators to a host structure. Experimental data from several specimens with varying flexural stiffness are compared to predictions from two piezoelectric/substructure coupling models, the Blocked Force Model and the Uniform Strain Model with Perfect Bonding. The second part of the paper highlights a demonstration article smart patch created using the insights gained from inhouse efforts at the Phillips Laboratory. This demonstration article has self contained electronics on the same order of size as the actuator powered by a voltage differential of approximately 32 volts. This voltage is provided by four rechargeable 8 volt batteries.
Document ID
19930009633
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Griffin, Steven F.
(Phillips Lab. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Denoyer, Keith K.
(Phillips Lab. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Yost, Brad
(Phillips Lab. Edwards AFB, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, The Fifth NASA(DOD Controls-Structures Interaction Technology Conference, Part 1
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Accession Number
93N18822
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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