Title :
Commercial application of passive and active piezoelectric vibration control
Author :
Yoshikawa, Shoko ; Bogue, Adam ; Degon, Brian
Author_Institution :
Active Control eXperts Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Three recently announced piezoceramic based dynamic control applications are discussed: passive dampers for a snowboard and a baseball bat, and an adaptive-passive damper for a mountain bike shock
Keywords :
adaptive control; damping; intelligent materials; intelligent structures; piezoceramics; piezoelectric actuators; vibration control; active control; adaptive-passive damper; baseball bat; dynamic control applications; mountain bike; passive control; passive dampers; piezoceramic; piezoelectric vibration control; smart shock system; snowboard; Bicycles; Capacitive sensors; Ceramics; Damping; Electric shock; Mechanical energy; Piezoelectric materials; RLC circuits; Shock absorbers; Vibration control;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1998. ISAF 98. Proceedings of the Eleventh IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreux
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4959-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.1998.786691
