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A failure control method for smart composite morphing airfoil by piezoelectric actuator

Zareie, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: 2011
  3. Abstract:
  4. In this paper, a nonlinear Finite Element (FE) approach based on the layerwise displacement theory is utilized to obtain the interlaminar stresses due to buckling phenomena in unsymmetric laminated smart composite morphing structure. An On/Off control strategy is designed to control the snap-through phenomena. Due to cycling nature of applied load on morphing, these structures are vulnerable to failure due to fatigue. A failure control mechanism utilizing a piezoelectric actuator is developed to control the failure
  5. Keywords:
  6. Failure control ; Layerwise displacement theory ; Nonlinear Finite Element ; Smart morphing composite ; Applied loads ; Control mechanism ; Control methods ; Displacement theory ; Interlaminar stress ; Layer-wise ; Morphing ; Morphing structures ; Non-linear finite elements ; On/off control ; Smart composites ; Snap-through ; Airfoils ; Buckling ; Finite element method ; Laminated composites ; Nanocomposite films ; Piezoelectricity ; Piezoelectric actuators
  7. Source: Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering ; Volume 35, Issue 3 , 2011 , Pages 369-381 ; 03158977 (ISSN)
  8. URL: http://www.tcsme.org/Papers/Vol35/Vol35No3Paper3.pdf