A Miniaturized Piezo Stack Impact Actuation Mechanism for Out-of-Plane Freely Moveable Masses

Autor: Matthias C. Wapler, Constantin Peter, Koustav Kanjilal, Ulrike Wallrabe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Micromachines, Vol 14, Iss 6, p 1192 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-666X
DOI: 10.3390/mi14061192
Popis: We present the prototype and analytical model of a miniaturized impact actuation mechanism, providing a fast out-of-plane displacement to accelerate objects against gravity, allowing for freely moving objects and hence for large displacements without the need for cantilevers. To achieve the necessary high speed, we chose a piezoelectric stack actuator driven by a high-current pulse generator, connected to a rigid support and a rigid three-point contact with the object. We describe this mechanism with a spring-mass model and compare various spheres with different masses and diameters and from different materials. As expected, we found that larger flight heights are achieved by harder spheres, achieving, e.g., approx. 3 mm displacement for a 3 mm steel sphere using a 3 × 3 × 2 mm3 piezo stack.
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