00i-Thorax: 1 DOF 4-bar

Completed November 2000.

Description

actuator size: 16 mm x 3 mm x(127 um PZT and 76 um steel)
four-bar: 6x6x6x1 mm^4
input voltage= 0-90 V

with the triangular steel load:
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stroke angle: 170-180 degrees
resonant frequency: 95 Hz
Q=9

with the wing:
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steel wing: 10x5x0.05 mm^3 size
stroke angle: 120-130 degrees
resonant frequency: 30 Hz
Q=6-7