Piezoelectric multilayer actuators have long established their supremacy in precise positioning applications. Apart from very accurate position control, piezoelectric actuators provide fast actuation with low energy requirements; these valuable …
A Matlab Simulink model is presented, where the constitutive equations of piezoelectricity are implemented in a distributed mass scheme. The model comprises two main sub-systems (mechanical and electrical) and their interaction. The electrical part …
Piezoelectric actuators can develop large forces very quickly and with high efficiency. The need for high-voltage power supplies has been overcome with stack or multilayer actuators, but the available displacements are still minute. This has limited …
Piezoelectric actuators have found many applications in mechatronics systems because of their ability to provide large forces in very short times. To overcome the limits of the tiny displacements available, different amplification mechanism have been …