Paper Info
Title
Simulation Analysis and Performance Evaluation of a Vibratory Feeder Actuated by Dielectric Elastomers
Abstract
The present paper deals with a novel, alternative excitation device for vibratory feeders which is based on the use of smart materials for motion generation. In particular, the paper investigates how to improve the performance of a vibratory conveyor by replacing the traditional electromagnetic actuator with a new excitation system based on innovative dielectric elastomer membranes. One of the main research goals consists in the design of the dielectric elastomer actuator (geometry, number of membrane layers) in order to ensure to the conveyor the same basic vibratory performance of a conveyor driven by electromagnetic actuator. At the same time, it is expected that the novel actuator solution leads to improved characteristics in terms of energy consumption and weight. A comparative performance analysis has been carried out in terms of frequency, transient, energy, and power responses. The simulation tests performed to characterize the dynamic behavior of the system have been described along with the promising preliminary results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1109/MESA.2018.8449148
2018 14th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Dielectric elastomers,actuators,modeling,vibratory feeder
Dielectric,Mechanical engineering,Electromagnetics,Dielectric elastomers,Smart material,Vibration,Elastomer,Energy consumption,Materials science,Actuator
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-5386-4644-1
0
0.34
References 
Authors
1
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
A. Bonci1247.13
Rizzello, Gianluca2148.51
Sauro Longhi352270.87
Naso, David482.89
Massimiliano Pirani5196.59
Seelecke, Stefan6125.61
Emanuele Lorenzoni701.01