Paraboloidal shells of revolution are commonly used in communication systems, precision opto-mechanical systems and aerospace structures. This study is to investigate the precision distributed control effectiveness of adaptive paraboloidal shells laminated with segmented actuator patches. Mathematical models of the paraboloidal shells laminated with distributed actuator layers subjected to mechanical, temperature, and control forces are presented first. Then, formulations of distributed actuating forces with their contributing micro-meridional/circumferential membrane and bending components are derived using an assumed mode shape function. Studies of actuator placements, actuator induced control forces, micro-contributing components, and normalized actuation authorities of paraboloidal shells are carried out. These forces and membrane/bending components basically exhibit distinct modal characteristics influenced by shell geometries and other design parameters. Analyses suggest that the membrane-contributed components dominate the overall control effect. Locations with larger normalized forces indicate the areas with high control efficiencies, i.e., larger induced actuation force per unit actuator area. With limited actuators, placing actuators at those locations would lead to the maximal control effects of paraboloidal shells.
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Actuator Placement and Micro-Actuation Efficiency of Adaptive Paraboloidal Shells
H. S. Tzou, ASME Fellow,
H. S. Tzou, ASME Fellow
Structronics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0503 USA
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J. H. Ding
J. H. Ding
Structronics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0503 USA
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H. S. Tzou, ASME Fellow
Structronics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0503 USA
J. H. Ding
Structronics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0503 USA
Contributed by the Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS, MEASUREMENT, AND CONTROL. Manuscript received by the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division May 31, 2001; final revision, April 23, 2003. Associate Editor: Raino.
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. Dec 2003, 125(4): 577-584 (8 pages)
Published Online: January 29, 2004
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Received:
May 31, 2001
Revised:
April 23, 2003
Online:
January 29, 2004
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Tzou, H. S., and Ding, J. H. (January 29, 2004). "Actuator Placement and Micro-Actuation Efficiency of Adaptive Paraboloidal Shells ." ASME. J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control. December 2003; 125(4): 577–584. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1636199
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