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SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Volume 26, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/aa770a
Keywords
genetic algorithm; optimisation; piezoelectric; Mikbal; Cymbal; actuator
Funding
- Academy of Finland for the Evolutionary Active Materials Project [140410]
- Academy of Finland [273663, 267573]
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [273663, 273663, 140410, 140410] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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This paper introduces a new type of piezoelectric actuator, Mikbal. The Mikbal was developed from a Cymbal by adding steel structures around the steel cap to increase displacement and reduce the amount of piezoelectric material used. Here the parameters of the steel cap of Mikbal and Cymbal actuators were optimised by using genetic algorithms in combination with Comsol Multiphysics FEM modelling software. The blocking force of the actuator was maximised for different values of displacement by optimising the height and the top diameter of the end cap profile so that their effect on displacement, blocking force and stresses could be analysed. The optimisation process was done for five Mikbal- and two Cymbal-type actuators with different diameters varying between 15 and 40 mm. A Mikbal with a empty set 25 mm piezoceramic disc and a empty set 40 mm steel end cap was produced and the performances of unclamped measured and modelled cases were found to correspond within 2.8% accuracy. With a piezoelectric disc of empty set 25 mm, the Mikbal created 72% greater displacement while blocking force was decreased 57% compared with a Cymbal with the same size disc. Even with a empty set 20 mm piezoelectric disc, the Mikbal was able to generate similar to 10% higher displacement than a empty set 25 mm Cymbal. Thus, the introduced Mikbal structure presents a way to extend the displacement capabilities of a conventional Cymbal actuator for low-to-moderate force applications.
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