A modified electroactive polymer-ceramic hybrid actuation system (HYBAS) for aerodynamic control applications

Ji Su; Tian-Bing Xu

doi:10.1117/12.600020

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6 May 2005 A modified electroactive polymer-ceramic hybrid actuation system (HYBAS) for aerodynamic control applications

Ji Su, Tian-Bing Xu

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Proceedings Volume 5759, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD); (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.600020
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

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As previously reported, a NASA Langley-developed electroactive polymer-ceramic hybrid system (HYBAS) has demonstrated significant enhancement in actuating displacement. The displacement of the system is derived from both the electrostrictive polymer and from single crystal elements. The electroactive elements are driven by a single power source. Recently, a modification of HYBAS has been made to increase the capability of air driving for synthetic jet devices (SJ) used in aerodynamic control technologies. The dependence of the air driving capability of the modified HYBAS on the configuration of the actuating device has been investigated. For this particular application, the modified HYBAS demonstrated a 50% increase in the volume change in the synthetic jet air chamber, as compared with that of the HYBAS without the modification.

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Ji Su and Tian-Bing Xu "A modified electroactive polymer-ceramic hybrid actuation system (HYBAS) for aerodynamic control applications", Proc. SPIE 5759, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD), (6 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.600020

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