Current efforts to extend the mission profile of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have highlighted the need for scalable linear actuators. Typically, electrical power and control are specified for their high specific performance and ease of maintenance and replacement. Electro-Hydraulic Actuators (EHAs) provide the advantages of electrical power and control along with the proven reliability, robustness and graceful failure modes of hydraulic actuation. Current EHA technology, however, is not scalable to the degree required for projected UAVs and extension to other markets and applications. This paper will describe the measured and theoretical performance of a magnetostrictive hydraulic pump developed for one such EHA as part of the DARPA Compact Hybrid Actuator Program (CHAP). This work will focus on prototype pump designs utilizing a resonant magnetostrictive piston driver. The numerous design and operational parameters that have been tested and studied in an effort to produce an optimized pump design will be discussed. In particular, the measured and predicted performance of the resonant structure and fluidics will be compared and contrasted for several pump designs. The paper will also examine the interdependence of pump parameters and the balance required to produce a viable design with the required performance characteristics.
KEYWORDS: Actuators, Composites, Spindles, Control systems, Systems modeling, Distortion, Metrology, Servomechanisms, Active vibration control, Sensors
In a recently awarded ARPA program to advance the state of the art of parallel actuated next-generation machine tools, a vertically integrated team led by Martin Marietta is applying recent advanced in electroceramic smart materials and advanced composites to achieve leapfrog advanced in precision, flexibility, and speed of machine tools. Specific approached to achieve these advanced include active vibration cancellation, improved control technology, and design optimization using advanced structural and dynamic models. In this program, the team will integrate large high-force actuators, composites, and active vibration control with the Ingersoll Milling Machine Company's innovative Octahedral Hexapod machine to develop to Advanced Reconfiguration Machine for Flexible Fabrication. The enhanced Octahedral Hexapod machine will provide new levels of machining flexibility while still retaining precision and low cost. This technology will have widespread impact on the flexible fabrication of materials--especially those that are tough to machine traditionally--in several industries, e.g., aerospace, defense, aircraft, and automotive.
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Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies
27 February 2006 | San Diego, California, United States
Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies
7 March 2005 | San Diego, California, United States
Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies
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