• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2006

The fatigue behavior of LIPCA was so sensitive to the manufacturing condition, the environmental factors and the change of the test apparatus. Therefore, we could be considering not only the relationship between the stroke range $({\Delta}h)$ and actuating frequency but also the relationship between the stroke range $({\Delta}h)$ and the total effective moment $(M^E)$. Thus, this study proposed the calculation method of the applying $M^E$ when the $({\Delta}h)$ of LIPCA was increased from 1.mm to 20mm. To estimate the relationship between the total effective moment $(M^E)$ and the Bernoulli-Euler bending moment (M) was reviewed. And the residual stress distribution of LIPCA and THUNDER using the CLT was evaluated. In conclusions, converting the $({\Delta}h)$ of LIPCA to the radius of curvature (p) and calculating the $(M^E)$, it was found that the p by the $M^E$ changed similarly as the $({\Delta}h)$. It was found that the $M^E$ was 2.2 times as the M. While CFRP and PZT of LIPCA, which had the superior compressive characteristic, had the compressive residual stress, GFRP was subject to the tensile residual stress. Since this reversed configuration between the compressive residuals stress and the tensile one was made, the requirement of the stroke range $({\Delta}h)$ increase was satisfied.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.397-398
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• 2006

The advanced piezoelectric ceramic composite actuator, which is called LIPCA with the FRP and the optimization of the laminate configuration, was performed to maximize the stress transfer and the fiber bridging effect. This study evaluated the effect of variable electric fields on the PZT characteristic, laminate configuration and fatigue characteristics under the resonance frequency, which meant the largest performance range and the changes of its interlaminar phase were also evaluated by stages. In conclusions, Comparing with the fatigue lift of intact LIPCA, the fatigue life of LIPCA embedded by the artificial delamination was decreased up to 50%. The micro void growth and the coalescence of epoxy were actively made at the interlaminar phase subject to the large tensile stress.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 유한요소법을 기반으로 한 소프트웨어 COMSOL Multiphysics를 이용하여 압전 복합재료 작동기를 이용하여 제작한 무밸브 마이크로펌프의 성능을 연구하였다. 압전 마이크로펌프는 4층의 경량 압전 복합재료 작동기, PDMS으로 된 챔버와 2개의 디퓨저로 이루어졌다. 시뮬레이션에서는 압전 재료 영역, 구조 영역과 유체 영역을 완전 연성하여 해를 계산하였다. 물을 유체로 사용하였으며, 유량을 마이크로펌프의 구조적 파라미터에 대하여 계산하였다. 이 연구에 기초하여 보다 성능이 좋은 마이크로펌프를 제시하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1514-1519
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• 2001

This paper is concerned with design, manufacturing and performance test of LIPCA ( Lightweight Piezo- composite Curved Actuator) using a top carbon fiber composite layer with near -zero CTE(coefficient of thermal expansion), a middle PZT ceramic wafer and a bottom glass/epoxy layer with high CTE. The main point of this design is to replace the heavy metal layers of THUNDER by thigh tweight fiber reinforced plastic layers without losing capabilities to generate high force and large displacement. It is possible to save weight up to about 30% if we replace the metallic backing material by the light fiber composite layer. We can also have design flexibility by selecting the fiber direction and the size of prepreg layers. In addition to the lightweight advantage and design flexibility, the proposed device can be manufactured without adhesive layers when we use epoxy resin prepreg system. Glass/epoxy prepregs, a ceramic wafer with electrode surfaces, and a graphite/epoxy prepreg were simply stacked and cured at an elevated temperature (177 $^{circ}C$ after following an autoclave bagging process. It was found that the manufactured composite laminate device had a sufficient curvature after detached from a flat mold. The analysis method of the cure curvature of LIPCA using the classical lamination theory is presented. The predicted curvatures are fairly in agreement with the experimental ones. In order to investigate the merits of LIPCA, a performance test of both LIPCA and THUNDE$^{TM}$ were conducted under the same boundary conditions. From the experimental actuation tests, it was observed that the developed actuator could generate larger actuation displacement than THUNDERT$^{TM}$.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1063-1071
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• 2008

단일층 압전작동기에 적절한 압축하중을 가하면, 압전세라믹 층에 가해지는 압축 응력에 의한 재료비선형적 특성과 기계적 좌굴현상에 의하여 작동 변위와 작동력이 동시에 향상된다. 본 논문에서는 날갯짓 기구를 압축하중을 받는 단일층 압전 작동기로 구동하는 경우, 날갯짓 각도와 공기력에 어떠한 영향이 발생하는가를 조사하였다. 또한 날개 형상과 수동 날갯 회전 각도가 공기력 발생에 미치는 영향도 실험적으로 조사하였다. 인공 날개를 2차원으로 가정한 전산유체해석을 통하여 얻은 평균 수직력이, 실험으로 얻은 값과 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.