Abstract
A promising method for controlling the response of a rotor blade is by embedding piezocomposite actuators in it. Such actuators are basically composites made of piezoelectric fibers in an epoxy matrix. In this chapter, after a brief introduction of piezoelectric sensors and actuators, the mathematical modeling of such elements is presented and expressed in compressed matrix notation.
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Ghorashi, M. (2016). Static and Dynamic Analysis of Beams and Rotor Blades with Embedded Piezocomposite Actuators. In: Statics and Rotational Dynamics of Composite Beams. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14959-2_8
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