Optimal location of piezoelectric patches for active vibration control

Abstract

This paper focuses on finding the optimal location for a piezoelectric patch for minimizing the settling time of an excited isotropic and orthotropic plate. COMSOL Multiphysics has been used to design and model the plate with PID controller. Classical Optimization tool called Parametric Sweep has been used to achieve the objective of the experiment. Five different stacking sequences were used in the study of orthotropic plate. The results obtained by the FEA software indicated that by placing the piezoelectric patches at the optimal location, the settling time of a plate can decrease by 40% compared to placing it at the centre of the fixed end.