Modeling and numerical study of actuator and sensor effects for a laminated piezoelectric plate

L. Costa, I. Figueiredo, R. Leal, P. Oliveira, G. Stadler

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to derive a reduced model for a piezoelectric plate and to study its actuator and sensor capabilities. In the first part, we focus on the asymptotic modeling for thin plates formed by stacking layers of different piezoelectric materials. In the asymptotic model, the mechanical and electric unknowns are shown to be partly decoupled. In the second part, we study the actuator and sensor capabilities of this model. We use two discrete non-differentiable multi-objective optimization problems, which are solved by genetic algorithms. Several numerical results are reported.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)385-403
Number of pages19
JournalComputers and Structures
Volume85
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2007

Keywords

  • Actuator
  • Genetic algorithms
  • Laminated plate
  • Piezoelectric material
  • Sensor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications

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