Optimal Design of Piezoelectric Cantilevered Actuators for Charge-Based Self-Sensing Applications
Joël Bafumba Liseli1, Joël Agnus2, Philippe Lutz3
1Department of Automatic Control and Micro-Mechatronic Systems, FEMTO-ST Institute, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, CNRS, 24 rue Savary, F-25000 Besançon, France. jbafumba@femto-st.fr.
Abstract:
Charge-based Self-Sensing Actuation (SSA) is a cost and space-saving method for accurate piezoelectric based-actuator positioning. However, the performance of its implementation resides in the choice of its geometry and the properties of the constituent materials. This paper intends to analyze the charge-based SSA's performances dependence on the aforementioned parameters and properties for a piezoelectric cantilever. A model is established for this type of Piezoelectric Actuator (PEA), and a multi-objective function is defined. The multi-objective function consists of the weighted actuator and sensor objective functions of the PEA. The analytical optimization approach introduced herein aims to assess the evolution of the defined multi-objective function across a defined set of geometrical parameters and material properties and highlights the existence of a subset of solutions for an optimal charge-based SSA's implementation. The commercially-available finite element analysis software, COMSOL Multiphysics, is used on the parametric model of the given structure to validate the analytical model. Then, experiments are conducted to corroborate the numerical and analytical modeling and analysis.
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