Active mounts are desirable for isolating spacecraft science instruments from on-board vibrational sources such as motors and release mechanisms. Such active isolation mounts typically employ multilayer piezoelectric actuators to cancel these vibrational disturbances. The actuators selected for spacecraft systems must consume minimal power while exhibiting displacements of 5 to 10 micron under load. This report describes a study that compares the power consumption, displacement, and load characteristics of four commercially available multilayer piezoelectric actuators. The results of this study indicate that commercially available actuators exist that meet or exceed the design requirements used in spacecraft isolation mounts.


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    Title :

    Characterization of Multilayer Piezoelectric Actuators for Use in Active Isolation Mounts


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    Publication date :

    1997-03-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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