22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-4.9.4

ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY BASED ON SMART MATERIALS FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS IN AEROSPACE

P. Jänker, F. Hermle, T. Lorkowski, S. Storm, M. Wettemann, M. Gerle
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Keywords: smart materials & actuators, piezo

Any new aerospace development has to incorporate a large number of mechanical servo functions, and the range of these functions and requirements in servo technology is growing apace. New actuator technologies therefore give fresh impetus to product development and accelerate progress. Actuators based on mechanically active materials are a new and attractive approach. This category of actuators utilizes materials effects such as piezoelectricity allowing to deform a body by the control of external parameter such as the electrical voltage applied.

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