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Observations on the Nature of Transfer Functions for Control of Piezoelectric Laminates

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529-0247

J.A. Colvin

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529-0247

In this paper, some fundamental relationships for beams incorporating piezoelectric film actuators and sensors are examined. The differential equation of motion for a beam with piezoelectric film bonded to both sides is used to develop Laplace domain transfer function models of the system. These transfer functions are exact Laplace domain representations of the system equations of motion. The transfer functions are cast into a closed rational form using Maclaurin series expansions representing a specific number of modes. In this form, the transfer functions lend themselves to classical control analysis. It is shown that the transfer function relating a voltage applied to a full coverage actuating layer, to the voltage induced in a full coverage sensing layer on the opposite beam face, be haves like a classic colocated system with alternating poles and zeros and accordingly the system is easy to stabilize with low order compensation. In contrast to this result, it is shown that in spite of the effective colocation of actuator and sensor in the case of the transfer function from actuating voltage to tip position, the desirable alternating pole/zero pattern is not exbibited due to incompatibility of actuating and sensing signals. This result is verified experimentally.

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 2, No. 4, 528-541 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9100200407


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