Abstract
Displacement-amplifying mechanisms can be systematically designed using topology optimization. Due to the special need for large displacement amplification of piezoelectric stacked actuators, suitable objective functions should be formulated. Among various possible formulations, this work considers maximum output stroke, magnification factor and mechanical efficiency as objective functions. As the formulation of maximum magnification factor performs better numerically than the rest, it is recommended as a suitable design goal for displacement amplifiers undergoing undamped harmonic response. The design problem is solved as a 2D material distribution problem using Method of Moving Asymptotes (MMA). Plane stress solid is assumed for the design domain. Stiffness of the actuator and the workpiece is included in the analysis. To show the viability of this design methodology, two examples of magnification mechanisms for printer heads driven at different excitation frequencies were presented.
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