Structural Sensing and Actuation Utilizing Macro Fiber Composite

Author

Nagata, Yoshinori ; Park, Seokyong ; Ming, Aiguo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Intell. Syst., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo

fYear

2006

fDate

17-20 Dec. 2006

Firstpage

1275

Lastpage

1280

Abstract

Macro fiber composite (MFC) is a new type of piezoelectric material with softness and big displacement, developed by NASA recently. It can be used for actuating, sensing and power generating. The purpose of our work is to develop new and intelligent mechatronic devices utilizing MFC. In this paper, the basic characteristic of MFC for sensing and actuating is investigated. Sensing ability of MFC is investigated. In addition, as application of MFC, active damping of the cantilever beam with MFC and the cushion made of the leaf spring with MFC are experimented. The application possibility of MFC as the structural sensor and actuator is confirmed.

Keywords

aerospace materials; beams (structures); cantilevers; composite materials; damping; intelligent actuators; intelligent materials; intelligent sensors; intelligent structures; mechatronics; piezoelectric actuators; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric transducers; active damping; cantilever beam; intelligent mechatronic devices; leaf spring; macrofiber composite; piezoelectric material; structural actuator; structural sensor; Actuators; Damping; Mechatronics; NASA; Optical fiber devices; Piezoelectric materials; Power generation; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Springs; Structural beams; MFC cushion; Micro Fiber Composites; active damping; structural actuation; structural sensing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Biomimetics, 2006. ROBIO '06. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kunming

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0570-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0571-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBIO.2006.340112

Filename

4142049