Optimization of piezoelectric material distribution in smart structures

Ulrich Gabbert; Christian-Toralf Weber

doi:10.1117/12.350073

4 June 1999 Optimization of piezoelectric material distribution in smart structures

Ulrich Gabbert, Christian-Toralf Weber

Proceedings Volume 3667, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350073
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The paper first presents a general purpose finite element based simulation tool for piezoelectric controlled smart structures. In addition to the standard finite elements, this tool contains a number of coupled electromechanical finite elements as well as numerical tools to simulate controlled structures in statics and dynamics. The effectiveness of a smart structure decisively depends on the amount and distribution of active materials across the passive structure and on the controller design. To solve this design problem automatically, a discrete optimization technique and ideas from topology optimization are presented. The control parameters are considered as continuous design variables. Mathematical solution algorithms for non-linear, mixed continuous and discrete-valued optimization techniques are used to solve the optimization problem. As a test example the distribution of piezoelectric wafers over a beam structure is presented. Finally, this paper gives an outlook for new developments in this field.

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Ulrich Gabbert and Christian-Toralf Weber "Optimization of piezoelectric material distribution in smart structures", Proc. SPIE 3667, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures, (4 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350073

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