Brake squeal phenomenon poses serious challenges to the automotive industry due to its technical complexity and the pressing need for mitigating its undesirable effects. More importantly, brake squeal causes significant customer dissatisfaction and adversely affects the subjective quality of the vehicles. These effects have substantial economic impact on the automotive industry. Furthermore, it is essential to properly treat the brake squeal problems in order to avoid unexpected catastrophic failure of the brake system. In this paper, it is proposed to mitigate the brake squeal problems by providing the brake pads with piezoelectric patches which are shunted by properly tuned electric networks. The shunted piezoelectric pads offer a unique ability to convert the mechanical energy induced by the brake squeal into electrical energy which can be dissipated into the network in order to enhance the damping and stability characteristics of the brake system. Accordingly, it is envisioned that the proposed approach would enable the disc brake systems to operate over broad ranges of operating parameters without experiencing the adverse effects of brake squeal. The proposed system is modeled by a simple two Degree-Of-Freedom (DOF) disc brake model. The structural DOF are integrated with the constitutive model of the shunted piezoelectric network in order to predict the threshold of brake squeal. The stability limits of the proposed brake system are established as a function of the design parameters of the shunted piezoelectric network. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system in expanding the operating range of the brake system without experiencing squeal problems. Application of the proposed system to a distributed disc brake system model is a natural extension of the present work.
{"title":"Control of Brake Squeal Using Shunted Piezoelectric Pads","authors":"Yaqoub Abdullah, A. Baz","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5548","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Brake squeal phenomenon poses serious challenges to the automotive industry due to its technical complexity and the pressing need for mitigating its undesirable effects. More importantly, brake squeal causes significant customer dissatisfaction and adversely affects the subjective quality of the vehicles. These effects have substantial economic impact on the automotive industry. Furthermore, it is essential to properly treat the brake squeal problems in order to avoid unexpected catastrophic failure of the brake system.\u0000 In this paper, it is proposed to mitigate the brake squeal problems by providing the brake pads with piezoelectric patches which are shunted by properly tuned electric networks. The shunted piezoelectric pads offer a unique ability to convert the mechanical energy induced by the brake squeal into electrical energy which can be dissipated into the network in order to enhance the damping and stability characteristics of the brake system. Accordingly, it is envisioned that the proposed approach would enable the disc brake systems to operate over broad ranges of operating parameters without experiencing the adverse effects of brake squeal.\u0000 The proposed system is modeled by a simple two Degree-Of-Freedom (DOF) disc brake model. The structural DOF are integrated with the constitutive model of the shunted piezoelectric network in order to predict the threshold of brake squeal. The stability limits of the proposed brake system are established as a function of the design parameters of the shunted piezoelectric network. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed system in expanding the operating range of the brake system without experiencing squeal problems.\u0000 Application of the proposed system to a distributed disc brake system model is a natural extension of the present work.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133576041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This paper investigates the optimal geometric parameters for a bioinspired peristaltic piezocomposite pump with the use of an electromechanical Euler-Bernoulli beam model. The peristaltic pump is a self-contained propulsion system involving a series of piezo-active soft cymbal-like segments that are connected with passive soft connective segments. A series of phased excitations in expansion and contraction applied to different active segments of the channel create a traveling wave along the axis of the channel, which in return “propels” the fluid in one direction. A parametric analysis, based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam model, is conducted to improve the effectiveness of the cymbal-like piezocomposite actuators. Area change of the cymbal-like actuators, which is correlated to the propulsion power, is studied based on the analysis of the moment, curvature, and area change due to excitation. Area change is also used to evaluate the effectiveness, and to decide the optimal geometric parameters of the piezocomposite actuators.
{"title":"A Bioinspired Piezocomposite Peristaltic Pump: An Electromechanical Euler-Bernoulli Beam Model and Parametric Analysis","authors":"Xin Shan, O. Bilgen","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5559","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5559","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper investigates the optimal geometric parameters for a bioinspired peristaltic piezocomposite pump with the use of an electromechanical Euler-Bernoulli beam model. The peristaltic pump is a self-contained propulsion system involving a series of piezo-active soft cymbal-like segments that are connected with passive soft connective segments. A series of phased excitations in expansion and contraction applied to different active segments of the channel create a traveling wave along the axis of the channel, which in return “propels” the fluid in one direction. A parametric analysis, based on the Euler-Bernoulli beam model, is conducted to improve the effectiveness of the cymbal-like piezocomposite actuators. Area change of the cymbal-like actuators, which is correlated to the propulsion power, is studied based on the analysis of the moment, curvature, and area change due to excitation. Area change is also used to evaluate the effectiveness, and to decide the optimal geometric parameters of the piezocomposite actuators.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129185902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nonlinear cellular structures are defined as structures with multiple scale unit cells patterned through the volume of the structure. The geometrical nonlinearity allows local high flexibility in the movement and also in the sense of strength of materials. The focus of this paper is to create a framework for design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) of a modular nonlinear cellular structure with high level of flexibility. The flexibility will be exploited in skin-like structures adaptable to freeform geometries or utilize flat printed designs for voluminous and structural 3D shapes. For the modeling of the structure CAD software is used and for the fabrication of the structure additive manufacturing (AM) is applied. These technologies work by adding the material in layers, which enables fabrication of parts with complex geometries. The working principal of AM which is opposite to the traditional manufacturing requires for changes in the design process. These changes are applied in the DfAM that we are presenting with this study. The DfAM is used to develop a systematic design approach to support the fabrication of unique structure shapes by AM.
{"title":"DfAM of Nonlinear Cellular Flexible Structures","authors":"Jelena Djokikj, J. Jovanova","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5673","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Nonlinear cellular structures are defined as structures with multiple scale unit cells patterned through the volume of the structure. The geometrical nonlinearity allows local high flexibility in the movement and also in the sense of strength of materials.\u0000 The focus of this paper is to create a framework for design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) of a modular nonlinear cellular structure with high level of flexibility. The flexibility will be exploited in skin-like structures adaptable to freeform geometries or utilize flat printed designs for voluminous and structural 3D shapes.\u0000 For the modeling of the structure CAD software is used and for the fabrication of the structure additive manufacturing (AM) is applied. These technologies work by adding the material in layers, which enables fabrication of parts with complex geometries. The working principal of AM which is opposite to the traditional manufacturing requires for changes in the design process. These changes are applied in the DfAM that we are presenting with this study. The DfAM is used to develop a systematic design approach to support the fabrication of unique structure shapes by AM.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130525660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Controlled diffusive transport between regions within a compartmentalized structure is an essential feature of cellular-inspired materials. Using the droplet interface bilayer (DIB) technique, biomolecular soft materials can be constructed in an oil medium by connecting multiple lipid-coated microdroplets together through interfacial bilayers. While traditionally achieved through the incorporation of pore forming toxins (PFTs), signal propagation within DIB assemblies can be remotely controlled through the integration of photopolymerizable phospholipids (23:2 DiynePC) into the aqueous phase. Since such strategy allows for the formation of UV-C triggered pathways only between droplets both containing DiynePC, polymerizable phospholipids have shown an advantage of reducing undesired diffusion and forming conductive pathways. The partial polymerization of lipid bilayers formed through the DIB platform is still to this date underexplored in the literature. In a previous work, we have shown that the incorporation of 23:2 DiynePC into lipid bilayers allows for the creation of patterned conductive pathways in a 2D DIB structure. The properties of photosensitive bilayers were also investigated but not their channel activity. The functionalization of bilayers-based photosensitive structures through transmembrane channels remains an under-investigated mean of achieving further differentiated conductive channels. This work explores the reconstitution of several transmembrane channels such as alpha-hemolysin (αHL) and alamethicin (ALM) into partially polymerized lipid bilayers. We believe that the ability to incorporate transmembrane channels into photosensitive DIB soft structures allows for further differentiation of signal propagation pathways by including both edge-defect induced pores as well as more traditional and bio-derived transporters.
{"title":"Photo-Triggered Soft Materials With Differentiated Diffusive Pathways","authors":"Michelle M. Makhoul-Mansour, E. Freeman","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5525","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Controlled diffusive transport between regions within a compartmentalized structure is an essential feature of cellular-inspired materials. Using the droplet interface bilayer (DIB) technique, biomolecular soft materials can be constructed in an oil medium by connecting multiple lipid-coated microdroplets together through interfacial bilayers. While traditionally achieved through the incorporation of pore forming toxins (PFTs), signal propagation within DIB assemblies can be remotely controlled through the integration of photopolymerizable phospholipids (23:2 DiynePC) into the aqueous phase. Since such strategy allows for the formation of UV-C triggered pathways only between droplets both containing DiynePC, polymerizable phospholipids have shown an advantage of reducing undesired diffusion and forming conductive pathways.\u0000 The partial polymerization of lipid bilayers formed through the DIB platform is still to this date underexplored in the literature. In a previous work, we have shown that the incorporation of 23:2 DiynePC into lipid bilayers allows for the creation of patterned conductive pathways in a 2D DIB structure. The properties of photosensitive bilayers were also investigated but not their channel activity. The functionalization of bilayers-based photosensitive structures through transmembrane channels remains an under-investigated mean of achieving further differentiated conductive channels. This work explores the reconstitution of several transmembrane channels such as alpha-hemolysin (αHL) and alamethicin (ALM) into partially polymerized lipid bilayers. We believe that the ability to incorporate transmembrane channels into photosensitive DIB soft structures allows for further differentiation of signal propagation pathways by including both edge-defect induced pores as well as more traditional and bio-derived transporters.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115895933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yannik Goergen, R. Chadda, R. Britz, D. Scholtes, Nataliya Koev, Paul Motzki, R. Werthschützky, M. Kupnik, S. Seelecke
Continuum robots are inspired by biological trunks, snakes and tentacles. Unlike conventional robot manipulators, there are no rigid structures or joints. Advantageous is the ease of miniaturization combined with high dexterity, since limiting components such as bearings or gears can be omitted. Most currently used actuation elements in continuum robots require a large drive unit with electric motors or similar mechanisms. Contrarily, shape memory alloys (SMAs) can be integrated into the actual robot. The actuation is realized by applying current to the wires, which eliminates the need of an additional outside drive unit. In the presented study, SMA actuator wires are used in variously scaled continuum robots. Diameters vary from 1 to 60 mm and the lengths of the SMA driven tentacles range from 75 to 220 mm. The SMAs are arranged on an annulus in a defined distance to the neutral fiber, whereby the used cores vary from superelastic NiTi rods to complex structures and also function as restoring unit. After outlining the theoretical basics for the design of an SMA actuated continuum robot, the design process is demonstrated exemplarily using a guidewire for cardiac catheterizations. Results regarding dynamics and bending angle are shown for the presented guidewire.
{"title":"Shape Memory Alloys in Continuum and Soft Robotic Applications","authors":"Yannik Goergen, R. Chadda, R. Britz, D. Scholtes, Nataliya Koev, Paul Motzki, R. Werthschützky, M. Kupnik, S. Seelecke","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5610","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Continuum robots are inspired by biological trunks, snakes and tentacles. Unlike conventional robot manipulators, there are no rigid structures or joints. Advantageous is the ease of miniaturization combined with high dexterity, since limiting components such as bearings or gears can be omitted. Most currently used actuation elements in continuum robots require a large drive unit with electric motors or similar mechanisms. Contrarily, shape memory alloys (SMAs) can be integrated into the actual robot. The actuation is realized by applying current to the wires, which eliminates the need of an additional outside drive unit. In the presented study, SMA actuator wires are used in variously scaled continuum robots. Diameters vary from 1 to 60 mm and the lengths of the SMA driven tentacles range from 75 to 220 mm. The SMAs are arranged on an annulus in a defined distance to the neutral fiber, whereby the used cores vary from superelastic NiTi rods to complex structures and also function as restoring unit. After outlining the theoretical basics for the design of an SMA actuated continuum robot, the design process is demonstrated exemplarily using a guidewire for cardiac catheterizations. Results regarding dynamics and bending angle are shown for the presented guidewire.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125090341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
One of the means of flight is via flapping and there were many attempts to mimic the wing motion of a bird for centuries. One interesting concept for achieving flight via flapping is the so-called solid-state ornithopter concept which works by using induced strain actuators such as piezoelectric materials for flapping. In this research, we seek to gain a better understanding of the feasibility and performance of the solid-state ornithopter concept. In this paper, the purpose is to analyze a solid state ornithopter wing concept and to study the effect of different geometric parameters. A two-way fluid-structure interaction analysis method is utilized since the geometry of the wing is changing throughout the flapping cycle, and the fluid and the solid domains interact significantly. A parameterized model is utilized in both solid and fluid domains, and the two domains are coupled. Different geometric parameters are defined in the model so that the system-level performance metrics as a function of each parameter can be examined.
{"title":"Transient Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of a Solid State Ornithopter Wing","authors":"Mohammad Katibeh, O. Bilgen","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5557","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 One of the means of flight is via flapping and there were many attempts to mimic the wing motion of a bird for centuries. One interesting concept for achieving flight via flapping is the so-called solid-state ornithopter concept which works by using induced strain actuators such as piezoelectric materials for flapping. In this research, we seek to gain a better understanding of the feasibility and performance of the solid-state ornithopter concept. In this paper, the purpose is to analyze a solid state ornithopter wing concept and to study the effect of different geometric parameters. A two-way fluid-structure interaction analysis method is utilized since the geometry of the wing is changing throughout the flapping cycle, and the fluid and the solid domains interact significantly. A parameterized model is utilized in both solid and fluid domains, and the two domains are coupled. Different geometric parameters are defined in the model so that the system-level performance metrics as a function of each parameter can be examined.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116571971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The excellent piezoelectric properties of Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVDF), its low cost, ease of workability and high chemical resistance, make it very useful to develop sensing devices for structural health monitoring applications (SHM). However, challenges occur when the devices need to be embedded into a hosting material or structure which could instead be damaged. In this study, the PVDF device is transformed into an ultralight and porous piezoelectric mat formed by ultra-long and randomly distributed micro fibers. The piezoelectric mat is embedded into a glass fiber (GF) composite by intercalating it with the GF layers during the lay-up process. This approach allows the realization of an intelligent composite that is capable to self-monitor its strain or vibrations during inservice life.
{"title":"Self-Sensing Composite Materials With Intelligent Fabrics","authors":"Federico Fabriani, G. Lanzara","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5684","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The excellent piezoelectric properties of Polyvinyl Fluoride (PVDF), its low cost, ease of workability and high chemical resistance, make it very useful to develop sensing devices for structural health monitoring applications (SHM). However, challenges occur when the devices need to be embedded into a hosting material or structure which could instead be damaged.\u0000 In this study, the PVDF device is transformed into an ultralight and porous piezoelectric mat formed by ultra-long and randomly distributed micro fibers. The piezoelectric mat is embedded into a glass fiber (GF) composite by intercalating it with the GF layers during the lay-up process. This approach allows the realization of an intelligent composite that is capable to self-monitor its strain or vibrations during inservice life.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114935534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
It has been amply demonstrated that the development of SMA actuators has a great potential of application in several branches of industry. Obviously, the efficiency of the actuators depends both on the inherent features of the materials they are made of and the geometric characteristics of the devices. This work considers a particular type of actuator first conceived by [1], consisting in the association of two cantilever beams, the first presenting the shape memory effect and the second presenting the superelastic effect, coupled mechanically so as to guarantee two equilibrium positions and thus a stand-alone cyclic actuator, in which the superelastic beam provides the bias action. Numerical simulations of the behavior of the actuator are performed using the commercial finite element software COMSOL, which implements the Boyd-Lagoudas thermomechanical model. The goal of the simulations is to characterize the actuation range of the actuator, in terms of maximum displacement obtained at the tip. The effect of the dimensions of the beams on the tip displacement under some load scenarios is investigated. The results provide guidelines for the design of the actuator to fulfill specific requirements, also suggesting the use of numerical optimization for the optimal design of the actuator accounting for constraints.
{"title":"Finite Element-Based Numerical Investigations of a Beamlike Actuator Combining Shape Memory and Superelastic Effects","authors":"Danillo C. Reis, D. Rade, O. Santos","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5546","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 It has been amply demonstrated that the development of SMA actuators has a great potential of application in several branches of industry. Obviously, the efficiency of the actuators depends both on the inherent features of the materials they are made of and the geometric characteristics of the devices. This work considers a particular type of actuator first conceived by [1], consisting in the association of two cantilever beams, the first presenting the shape memory effect and the second presenting the superelastic effect, coupled mechanically so as to guarantee two equilibrium positions and thus a stand-alone cyclic actuator, in which the superelastic beam provides the bias action. Numerical simulations of the behavior of the actuator are performed using the commercial finite element software COMSOL, which implements the Boyd-Lagoudas thermomechanical model. The goal of the simulations is to characterize the actuation range of the actuator, in terms of maximum displacement obtained at the tip. The effect of the dimensions of the beams on the tip displacement under some load scenarios is investigated. The results provide guidelines for the design of the actuator to fulfill specific requirements, also suggesting the use of numerical optimization for the optimal design of the actuator accounting for constraints.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124174041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Herath, Mainul Islam, J. Epaarachchi, Fenghua Zhang, J. Leng
Four dimensional (4D) printing is the convergence of three dimensional (3D) printing, which is an emerging additive manufacturing technology for smart materials. 4D printing is referred to the capability of changing the shape, property, or functionality of a 3D printed structure under a particular external stimulus. This paper presents the structural performance, shape memory behavior and photothermal effect of 4D printed pristine shape memory polymer (SMP) and it’s composite (SMPC) with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Both materials have demonstrated the ability to retain a temporary shape and then recover their original. It is revealed that the incorporation of MWCNTs into the SMP matrix has enhanced the light stimulus shape recovery capabilities. Light stimulus shape transformation of 4D printed SMPC is advantageous for space engineering applications as light can be focused onto a particular area at a long distance. Subsequently, a model 4D printed deployable boom, which is applicable for small spacecrafts is presented. The shape fixity and recovery behaviors of the proposed boom have been investigated. Notably, the model boom structure has demonstrated ∼86 % shape recovery ratio. The proposed innovative approach of additive manufacturing based deployable composite structures will shape up the future space technologies.
{"title":"4D Printed Shape Memory Polymer Composite Structures for Deployable Small Spacecrafts","authors":"M. Herath, Mainul Islam, J. Epaarachchi, Fenghua Zhang, J. Leng","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5583","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5583","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Four dimensional (4D) printing is the convergence of three dimensional (3D) printing, which is an emerging additive manufacturing technology for smart materials. 4D printing is referred to the capability of changing the shape, property, or functionality of a 3D printed structure under a particular external stimulus. This paper presents the structural performance, shape memory behavior and photothermal effect of 4D printed pristine shape memory polymer (SMP) and it’s composite (SMPC) with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Both materials have demonstrated the ability to retain a temporary shape and then recover their original. It is revealed that the incorporation of MWCNTs into the SMP matrix has enhanced the light stimulus shape recovery capabilities. Light stimulus shape transformation of 4D printed SMPC is advantageous for space engineering applications as light can be focused onto a particular area at a long distance. Subsequently, a model 4D printed deployable boom, which is applicable for small spacecrafts is presented. The shape fixity and recovery behaviors of the proposed boom have been investigated. Notably, the model boom structure has demonstrated ∼86 % shape recovery ratio. The proposed innovative approach of additive manufacturing based deployable composite structures will shape up the future space technologies.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124219728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Maio, S. Ameduri, V. Memmolo, F. Ricci, A. Concilio
The paper presents a numerical study about a de-icing system using ultrasonic waves. The activity is developed within the project “SMart On-Board Systems” (SMOS), which is part of Italian Aerospace National Research Program, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) and Research and coordinated by Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA). The system is conceived for an aircraft wing leading edge and it shall be extended to other aircraft components, once its efficiency and reliability will be demonstrated. In this work, a numerical study about a 0012 NACA profile in composite material is discussed and the simulations results coming from finite element analyses in frequency and time domains are presented.
{"title":"Ultrasonic De-Icing System for Leading Edge in Composite Material","authors":"L. Maio, S. Ameduri, V. Memmolo, F. Ricci, A. Concilio","doi":"10.1115/smasis2019-5627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/smasis2019-5627","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The paper presents a numerical study about a de-icing system using ultrasonic waves. The activity is developed within the project “SMart On-Board Systems” (SMOS), which is part of Italian Aerospace National Research Program, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR) and Research and coordinated by Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA). The system is conceived for an aircraft wing leading edge and it shall be extended to other aircraft components, once its efficiency and reliability will be demonstrated. In this work, a numerical study about a 0012 NACA profile in composite material is discussed and the simulations results coming from finite element analyses in frequency and time domains are presented.","PeriodicalId":235262,"journal":{"name":"ASME 2019 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126102929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}