%0 Journal Article
%T The use of smart structures in the realization of effective semi-active Control systems for vibration reduction
%A Nitzsche
%A Fred
%J Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
%D 2012
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S1678-58782012000500005
%X the realization of semi-active actuators by smart structures is discussed. semi-active actuators have the advantage of consuming much less power than direct-active actuators and are appropriate for the utilization in vibration problems encountered in aeronautical applications, where the loads are in general too high for direct-active actuators to perform. the development of a compact actuator device of this class, from the design phase to the validation tests, is presented.
%K smart structures
%K piezoelectric elements
%K semi-active actuators
%K vibration control of aeronautical structures.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-58782012000500005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en