Large effective-strain piezoelectric actuators using nested cellular architecture with exponential strain amplification mechanisms

Design and analysis of piezoelectric actuators having over 20% effective strain using an exponential strain amplification mechanism are presented in this paper. Piezoelectric ceramic material, such as lead zirconate titanate (PZT), has large stress and bandwidth, but its extremely small strain, i.e....

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Main Authors: Ueda, Jun (Author), Secord, Thomas W. (Contributor), Asada, Harry (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-02-15T16:47:41Z.
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