The characteristics and effectiveness of shaped piezo-actuators for use in controlling the divergence of a simplified forward swept wing model are analytically investigated. The forward swept wing is modeled as a simplified cantilever beam with surface mounted piezo-actuators on the upper surface of the beam. A constant electric field is applied to the actuator inducing a constant external force on the wing, and the effects of actuator location, size, thickness, and shape are evaluated using the principle of virtual work by maximizing he modal amplitude of the first bending mode. For control purposes, strain at the wing root is used as an error signal to minimize the beam deflection. Results suggest that the optimum actuator size should span the entire wing. The required actuator thickness for divergence control decreases with increasing airspeed due to the effectiveness softening of the wing in the presence of air loads. A uniform rectangular actuator is more effective for controlling divergence; however, a linearly shaped actuator is more efficient from the standpoint of control effectiveness per actuator weight. Application is currently limited by the large thicknesses and applied voltages required by the actuators to achieve effective divergence control. However, this investigation suggest that, because of the softening of the wing near divergence, only a small control effort is required to deform the wing thus allowing the airstream to act as the power source for control actuation.


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    Title :

    A comparison of shaped piezoelectric actuators for divergence control


    Additional title:

    Ein Vergleich von formangepaßten piezoelektrischen Aktoren für die Divergenzkontrolle von Flügeln


    Contributors:
    Ball, J.K. (author) / Jones, J.D. (author)


    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    12 Seiten, 16 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 10 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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