Enhanced transduction of MPT for antisymmetric Lamb waves using a detuned resonator

We propose a novel method to boost the power of a magnetostrictive patch transducer (MPT) for generating antisymmetric Lamb wave modes in a plate. Because an MPT installed on a plate mainly exerts in-plane deformation onto a test specimen, it cannot efficiently generate antisymmetric wave modes such as the lowest antisymmetric Lamb wave (A(0)) mode, unlike the generation of symmetric wave modes. To achieve the high-power generation of antisymmetric modes, we propose an add-on passive boosting element which is referred to here as a detuned resonator. The resulting MPT can serve both as an actuator and a sensor. Here, we present the specific boosting resonator configuration, explain its operating mechanism, and verify its role in increasing the transducer power. A theoretical analysis and experimental validation are carried out.