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Thin ceramic PZT dual- and multi-frequency pMUT arrays for photoacoustic imaging
Miniaturized ultrasonic transducer arrays with multiple frequencies are key components in endoscopic photoacoustic imaging (PAI) systems to achieve...
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Design of Micropump with two stacked ring type piezoelectric actuators for drug delivery
The Micropump has many applications in the field of microfluidics systems where it has to handle a very small volume of fluids in a controlled...
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A Methodology for Reconstructing Source Properties of a Conical Piezoelectric Actuator Using Array-Based Methods
We investigated the force produced by a conical piezoelectric (PZT, lead zirconate titanate) transducer actuated by high voltage pulses (HVP) in...
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Design of micropump with piezoelectric actuators
This paper focuses on the design of a micropump specifically tailored for drug delivery applications. The micropump is an essential component in...
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Optimal location of FG actuator/sensor patches on an FG rotating conical shell for active control of vibration
In this paper, the optimization of piezoelectric patch positions is conducted in order to improve vibration performance of an FG-truncated conical...
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Review on piezoelectric actuators: materials, classifications, applications, and recent trends
Piezoelectric actuators are a class of actuators that precisely transfer input electric energy into displacement, force, or movement outputs...
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Rupture Disc Monitoring Using Electro-mechanical Impedance (EMI): A Feasibility Study
Rupture disc is widely used in pressure vessels. To prevent catastrophic overpressure in pressure vessels, it is vital to replace the rupture disc...
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Piezoelectric active damper for surface roughness improvement in hard turning processes
Surface roughness and profile accuracy on rolling or sliding surfaces are critical for the wear and fatigue of a component. A high roughness or poor...
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Recent Development of Piezoelectric Fast Tool Servo (FTS) for Precision Machining
With an increasing demand of photoelectric components, the micro/ultraprecision machining technology has become more and more important. However, for...
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ISHM for fault condition detection in rotating machines with deep learning models
The electromechanical impedance-based SHM method (ISHM) aims to correlate changes in vibration signatures with physical phenomena. At the same time,...
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Analytical analysis of a circular unimorph piezoelectric actuator in the range of low voltages and pressures
In this study, the static displacement behaviour of a three-layer axisymmetric circular piezoelectric unimorph actuator subjected to voltage and...
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Critical Review and Exploration on Micro-pumps for Microfluidic Delivery
This review covers various types of micro-pumps designs, and the design aspects of an IPMC actuator-based micro-pump are much focused on flow rate as...
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Polymer interdigitated pillar electrostatic (PIPE) actuators
This work reports a three-dimensional polymer interdigitated pillar electrostatic actuator that can produce force densities 5–10× higher than those...
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Design and experiments of a small resonant inchworm piezoelectric robot
A small resonant inchworm piezoelectric robot with six driving feet which are set evenly along the circumference is proposed and tested. A...
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Six million Q factor micro fused silica shell resonator with teeth-like tines released by femtosecond laser-assisted chemical etching
The quality factor ( Q factor) is a crucial performance parameter for resonators. In this paper, a novel release method for high-quality micro fused...
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Performance analysis of a combined rhinoceros horn and V-channel valveless piezoelectric pump
With the development of precision miniaturization of fluid transfer devices, high transfer performance and miniaturization for fluid transfer devices...
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Design of capacitive pressure sensor for continuous glucose monitoring system
Capacitive sensor is best suitable sensor for the fabrication. In this study, we used Finite Element Method (FEM) tool to design and simulate...
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A Piezoelectric Dam** Support for the Vibration Suppression of Rotors
Elastic supports are widely used in flexible rotors of aero-engines. The principal function of elastic support is to provide the rotor with...
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High-precision interferometric measurement of slow and fast temperature changes in static fluid and convective flow
We explore the strengths and limitations of using a standard Michelson interferometer to sample line-of-sight-averaged temperature in water via two...
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Piezoelectric micropumps: state of the art review
The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of problems and some research gaps for better understanding of piezoelectric micropump studies....
