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An Umbrella-Shaped Linear Piezoelectric Actuator Based on Stick-Slip Motion Principle

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
Piezoelectric actuators are widely utilized in many research and industrial fields, since they could achieve high positioning accuracy based on inverse piezoelectric effect.
Jiafeng Yao   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal Placement and Active Control Methods for Integrating Smart Material in Dynamic Suppression Structures

open access: yesVibration, 2023
To simulate a lightweight structure with integrated actuators and sensors, two-dimensional finite elements are utilized. The study looks at the optimal location and active vibration control for a piezoelectric smart flexible structure.
Amalia Moutsopoulou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Path-length control for a reflector antenna using piezoelectric actuators and a focus adjustment mechanism

open access: yesNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2016
A novel method for recovering antenna gains of a reflector antenna system using piezoelectric stack actuators and a focus adjustment mechanism is developed and its feasibility is investigated.
Hiroaki TANAKA
doaj   +1 more source

Aluminum Nitride Out-of-Plane Piezoelectric MEMS Actuators

open access: yesMicromachines, 2023
Integrating microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) actuators with low-loss suspended silicon nitride waveguides enables the precise alignment of these waveguides to other photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
Almur A. S. Rabih   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current Status and Challenges in Data Collection for Aerospace Coatings Deposited by Plasma Spraying

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative approach has been integrated into the GRENAT project to optimize plasma spraying and coating performance. Raw materials are accelerated and melted in the plasma generated by torches, creating coatings. Monitoring sensors collect process data which are combined with ex situ characterization data.
Lila Randriamananjara   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Piezoelectric Actuators

open access: yes, 2022
With the rapid development of modern science and technology, great progress has been made in many high-tech fields such as aerospace engineering, ultra-precision machining and assembly, biomedical engineering, precision optical engineering, and micro-electromechanical systems.
openaire   +2 more sources

Adaptive Foam 3D Printing of Ultralight and Multifunctional Materials

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Adaptive foam 3D printing, enabled by expandable microspheres, imparts cellular structures to thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, manufactured through a variety of processes including fused filament fabrication, direct ink writing, digital light processing, and inkjet printing.
Nariman Rajabifar, Amir Ameli
wiley   +1 more source

Wearable Smart Patches on Sustainable Chitosan With Reversible Microbial Growth‐Inhibitory Properties

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chitosan, a polysaccharide upcycled from biowaste, has long promised sustainable, biocompatible, and antimicrobial films and devices, an appeal reinforced by its recent regulatory recognition, with several chitosan‐based antibacterial dressings gaining clearance through the Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) pathway.
Jacopo Nicoletti   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individual drive and control of piezoelectric actuators with a single power supply unit by using variable resistors

open access: yesNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2018
A new method of driving and controlling multiple piezoelectric actuators individually with a single power supply unit using variable resistors was developed, and its effectiveness was investigated.
Anzu SUMITA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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