Virginia Tech Università di Roma La Sapienza
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Experiments 2/5 - Distributed control devices

 

 

The second step is being performed at the Lab. Meccanica delle Vibrazioni, Università di Roma La Sapienza. Ten PZT actuators are mounted on a Aluminum beam and electrically interconnected in several ways.

Designed experimental setup
Beam size 520 x 40 x 4 mm
Young modulus Y 70 GPa
mass density r 2700 Kg/m3
hinges distances 510 mm

resonance frequencies

35 - 137 - 305 Hz

A picture of the actual piezoelectromechanical beam in use is shown below.

The aim of the planned measurements is to prove experimentally that the transmission line connection is more performing.