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A static shape control model for piezo-elastic composite structures

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dc.contributor.author Kekana, Marino
dc.date.accessioned 2011-08-01T06:49:11Z
dc.date.available 2011-08-01T06:49:11Z
dc.date.issued 2003
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10321/633
dc.description Originally published in: Composite Structures, Vol. 50, No. 1, 2003. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examines an active control model in which the open circuit mode is assumed. A finite element model in which only the displacement field is approximated is developed. The charge–potential relationship is incorporated into the finite element model. This results in a model for controlling the shape of a piezo-elastic structure. This model is then used to simulate a structure in the active control mode at zero amplifier gain. Results show that piezo-electric control forces persist at zero amplifier gain. Also, a structure in the active control mode at zero amplifier gain is shown to be stiffer than it is in the passive mode. This implies that piezo-electric control forces persisting at zero amplifier gain have a significant contribution in the analysis when this control model is used. en_US
dc.format.extent pp. 129-135 (7 p.) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier en_US
dc.rights The electronic version of the article published in Composite Structures 2003, 50(1): 129-135 © 2003 copyright Elsevier. Composite Structures available online at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822302001848 en_US
dc.title A static shape control model for piezo-elastic composite structures en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.publisher.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(02)00184-8 en_US

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