Orientador: Prof. Dr. Andre Fenili / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Mecânica, 2016. / Uma viga em rotação é equipada com sensores e atuadores piezoelétricos em conjunto com um controlador proporcional-derivativo (PD) ou um controlador do tipo regulador linear quadrático (LQR) para comparação. O objetivo dos controladores é a minimização da deflexão na extremidade livre da estrutura devido ao seu movimento em torno do eixo de rotação. Utilizando o efeito piezoelétrico ¿ a geração de uma voltagem quando a estrutura está sujeita a uma tensão mecânica ¿ e, inversamente, a geração de uma deformação quando sujeito a uma voltagem, a estrutura do tipo viga é considerada como um sistema inteligente, tendo a capacidade de detectar e corrigir deflexões ao longo de seu comprimento. Usando as equações de Lagrange, a equação governante do movimento é obtida para a viga. A força (momento) e a rigidez da cerâmica piezoelétrica são subsequentemente adicionadas à equação governante da viga. A função de Heaviside é usada para a localização do atuador piezoelétrico ao longo da viga. A posição do atuador piezoelétrico varia a partir da extremidade engastada até a extremidade livre da viga ocupando três diferentes posições. O comprimento do atuador piezoelétrico é de um terço do comprimento da viga. O melhor posicionamento do piezoelétrico dentre os investigados é determinado para os três primeiros modos de vibração. Duas técnicas de controle linear são investigadas com o objetivo de eliminar a vibração na estrutura flexível: PD e LQR. O grau de liberdade associado ao movimento de rotação da viga (e suas derivadas) é prescrito por meio de um perfil pré-definido. / A rotating beam is fitted with piezoelectric sensors and actuators in conjunction with a proportional-derivative (PD) controller and a linear quadratic regulator (LQR) controller in order to minimize the deflection of the tip due to the rotational motion of the structure. Utilizing the piezo effects, the generation of a voltage, when subjected to a strain, and conversely the generation of a strain when subjected to a voltage, the system is considered as smart, having the ability to sense and correct deflections of the tip of the beam. Using the equations of Lagrange, the governing equation of motion is derived for the beam. The force (moment) and the stiffness of the piezo ceramic are subsequently added to the governing equation of the beam. In a model of the system, a Heaviside function is used to manipulate the position of the piezo. The position of the piezo will be varied from the root of the beam (the clamped end) to the free end of the beam, occupying three different positions; the length of the piezo is a third of the beam¿s length. The best position of the piezo is determined for three modes of vibration. Two linear control techniques are investigated in order to eliminate vibration in the flexible structure. The degree of freedom associated with the rotational motion is obtained by a predefined profile.

Les travaux de thèse présentés dans ce manuscrit portent sur l’alimentation d’actionneurs de type piézo-électrique qui seront placés sur la partie tournante d’une perceuse. Ces actionneurs possèdent un comportement capacitif et sont habituellement alimentés par des systèmes linéaires. Une étude de dimensionnement et de conception a été menée sur différents amplificateurs à découpage qui peuvent fournir, dans un repère fixe, un signal de puissance sinusoïdal à fréquence variable dans les meilleures conditions possibles (rendement et THD). Ensuite, un système pouvant transférer l’énergie sans contact à l’actionneur piézo-électrique placé sur un repère tournant a été analysé. Cela a été possible grâce à l’utilisation des systèmes à induction, c’est-à-dire, par couplage magnétique à travers un transformateur tournant présentant un entrefer. Trois types de systèmes de transfert d’énergie sans contact ont été étudiés : l’un qui travaille à la fréquence de l’actionneur [50-500 Hz] et deux autres basés sur des stratégies de résonance permettant ainsi de diminuer les dimensions du coupleur magnétique. Pour cela, la modélisation tant magnétique qu’électrique a été effectuée dans les trois systèmes.Un prototype d’onduleur en pont complet fournissant jusqu’à 680 VAR a été réalisé. Ce dernier est placé en amont d’un coupleur magnétique basse fréquence transférant 1,75 kVAR à l’actionneur piézo-électrique en rotation. Les résultats obtenus en pratique ont montré la pertinence du travail de dimensionnement et conception. / Placed on the rotating part of a drilling system. These actuators have a capacitive behavior and are usually supplied by linear systems. In this case, the design and the sizing of different switching amplifiers that provide, in a fixed frame, a sinusoidal power signal with modular frequency in the best possible conditions (efficiency and THD) have been made. Then, a contactless power system for piezoelectric actuators placed in a rotating frame was analyzed. This was possible thanks to the use of induction systems through a rotating transformer with an air gap. Three types of contactless systems were studied. The first one works at modular low frequencies [50-500 Hz] and the other two use resonant strategies in order to reduce transformer’s size. For this, both magnetic and electrical modeling was performed in the three cases.A full-bridge inverter prototype that can deliver up to 680 VAR and a low frequency contactless energy transfer system of 1.75 kVAR that supplies the piezoelectric actuator at rotating frame have been made. Experimental results showed satisfactory results and proved the system feasibility.

As estruturas aeronáuticas estão sujeitas a uma variedade de fenômenos aeroelásticos que podem comprometer o desempenho das aeronaves. Com o desenvolvimento de novos materiais, essas estruturas têm se tornado mais leves e flexíveis, e portanto mais sujeitas a problemas aeroelásticos, tais como flutter e buffeting. Pesquisadores têm trabalhado em soluções alternativas para resolver esses problemas aeroelásticos indesejáveis. Uma dessas soluções envolve o conceito de estruturas inteligentes, que são aquelas que apresentam atuadores e sensores incorporados, integrado com sistema de controle e processamento de sinal, possibilitando a adaptação do sistema estrutural a mudanças nas condições operacionais. Modelos matemáticos que incorporam elementos atuadores e sensores são de grande importância nas fases preliminares de análise de estruturas aeronáuticas inteligentes. Neste contexto, métodos de modelagem são necessários para capturar a ação da dinâmica estrutural e de carga aerodinâmica. O presente trabalho apresenta o estudo de um controlador difuso ativo para resposta aeroelástica de uma asa inteligente com atuadores piezelétricos incorporados. Características não-lineares da resposta aeroelástica são analisadas para condições críticas de flutter. É utilizado o método de elementos finitos para o modelo estrutural não-linear e o método de malha de vórtices para o modelo aerodinâmico não-estacionário. / Aeronautical structures are submitted to a variety of aeroelastic phenomena that may compromise its performance. With this development of new materials, aeronautical structures have become lighter, more flexible, and more subjected to aeroelastic problems, such as flutter and buffeting. Researchers have been working on alternatives to solve these undesired aeroelastic problems, as the recent concept of smart or intelligent structures. Smart structures are those that present embedded sensors and actuators, integrated with control systems and signal processing, to enable the adaptation of the structural system to changes in the operational conditions. Mathematical models that incorporate actuator elements or sensors are of great importance in preliminary phases of analysis of smart aeronautical structures. In this context, modeling methods are necessary to capture dynamic-structural behavior and unsteady aerodynamic loading. The present work is the study of an active fuzzy controller for aeroelastic response of a smart wing with embedded piezoelectric actuators. Nonlinear characteristics of aeroelastic responses are analyzed for critical flutter conditions. The finite elements method for the nonlinear structural model and vortex-lattice method for the unsteady aerodynamic model has been used.

Il a été montré dans différentes études que l'application de vibrations ultrasonores durant le forgeage permettaient entre autre de réduire les efforts et d'améliorer la qualité du produit. Plus récemment, des effets similaires ont été obtenu à basse fréquence, pour des formes d'ondes plus complexes, mais nécessitant moins de puissance. En raison de leur rigidité, et compte tenu des amplitudes et des fréquences mises en jeu, les actionneurs piézoélectriques sont bien adaptés à la génération des vibrations nécessaires mais leurs efforts restent limités et l'effet de vibrations est bénéficié selon une seule direction verticale. L'objectif de cette étude est de proposer un système multi-actionneurs piézoélectriques afin d'obtenir une plus grande force totale et des vibrations complexes combinant des rotations autour des axes du plan de la matrice et des translation selon son axe vertical. Un système mécanique à trois degrés de liberté est conçu à cet effet en utilisant des guidages élastiques en raison des faibles déplacements des actionneurs qui excluent la présence de jeux. Pour uniformiser les étapes de conception, modélisation et commande du système, une approche systémique énergétique est abordée en utilisant l'outil de Représentation Énergétique Macroscopique (REM). A l'aide de règles d'inversion de la REM, une structure de commande et une stratégie de gestion d'énergie dans le système sont développées et validées expérimentalement. / The superimposition of vibration during forging is known to reduce force and improve the mechanical properties of the workpiece. Until now, ultrasonic frequencies were used, but more recent results have shown that more complex vibrations at low frequencies had similar effects, with less power. Although piezoelectric actuator can generate high forces and have large rigidity, they are still limited with regards to the necessary forces during forging.Therefore, this work addresses the design of a worktool combining several actuators to generate complex vibration waveforms consisting in rotations in the plane of the die and displacement along the vertical direction. It relies on the use of flexible hinges due to the small displacement generated by the actuators. The design and control of the system is realized using a systemic approach based on the Energetic Macroscopic Representation. Thank to this tool, the control is systematically deduced by inversion. The design and its control strategy is validated experimentally on a mock-up specially realized during this work.

Les structures flexibles sont de plus en plus utilisées dans des domaines variés comme l'aérospatiale, l'automobile, etc. Les avantages du contrôle actif des vibrations sont son faible amortissement et sa sensibilité aux vibrations. Dans la réalité, en plus des exigences de réduction effective des vibrations, il faut également prendre en compte la quantité d'énergie nécessaire pour le contrôle, les entrées du contrôle pour éviter la saturation de commande, ainsi que la réduction des effets des bruits de mesure. D'autre part, comme les structures flexibles ont une infinité de modes de résonance et que seuls les premiers modes peuvent être utilisés dans la modélisation du système et dans la conception de contrôleur, les dynamiques négligées en hautes fréquences peuvent induire une instabilité dite "spill over". De plus, les incertitudes sur les paramètres modaux peuvent dégrader les performances de contrôle et même déstabiliser le système en boucle fermée. Dans ce contexte, on propose dans cette thèse une méthodologie quantitative de contrôle actif et robuste des vibrations des structures flexibles. Des stratégies de contrôle de la phase et du gain sont d'abord proposées pour assurer des spécifications dépendant de la fréquence sur la phase et le gain du contrôleur. Ces spécifications peuvent être réalisées par la conception du contrôleur par la méthode Hoo . Le contrôle H00 basé sur ces stratégies permet d'obtenir un compromis entre l'ensemble des objectifs de contrôle et d'offrir un contrôleur robuste qualitatif. En particulier, nous avons utilisé le contrôle LPV Hoo pour réduire l'énergie nécessaire au contrôle du système LPV. Le cadre généralisé du chaos polynomial (gPC) avec analyse par éléments finis, qui permet l'étude des effets des incertitudes de propriétés structurelles sur les fréquences naturelles et qui permet d'obtenir leurs informations probabilistes, est employé pour la quantification des incertitudes. Ensuite, en présence des incertitudes paramétriques et dynamiques, nous avons utilisé l'analyse 11/v et l'algorithme aléatoire en utilisant la méthode de Monte-Carlo pour assurer en même temps la stabilité en boucle fermée et les propriétés de robustesse de la performance à la fois dans le sens déterministe et le sens .probabiliste. La méthodologie de contrôle robuste quantitatif proposée est donc développée en employant des techniques diverses du contrôle automatique et du génie mécanique, et ainsi permet de réduire l'écart entre eux pour le contrôle robuste de la vibration pour des structures flexibles. Son efficacité est vérifiée par des simulations numériques et la validation expérimentale sur des poutres équipées de piézoélectriques non-colocalisés, LTI et LPV. / Flexible structures are increasingly used in various applications such as aerospace, automotive and so on. Since they are lightly damped and susceptible to vibrations, active vibration control is desirable. In practice, in addition to achieving effective vibration reduction, we have also to consider the required control energy to avoid the energy insufficiency, the control input to avoid control saturation and reduce the effects of measurement noises. On the other hand, as flexible structures have infinite number of resonant modes and only the first few can be employed in the system modeling and the controller design, there always exist neglected high-frequency dynamics, which can induce the spillover instability. Furthermore, the parametric uncertainties on modal parameters can degrade the control performances and even destabilize the closed-loop system. In this context, a quantitative robust control methodology for active vibration control of flexible structure is proposed in this thesis. Phase and gain control polices are first proposed to enforce frequency-dependent phase and gain requirements on the controller, which can be realized by the output feedback H1 control design. The phase and gain control polices based H1 control can make a trade-off among the complete set of control objectives and offer a qualitative robust controller. Especially, the LPV H1 control is used to reduce the required control energy for LPV systems. The generalized polynomial chaos (gPC) framework with finite element analysis is employed for uncertainty quantification. It allows us to investigate the effects of structural property uncertainties on natural frequencies and achieve their probabilistic information. Then, in the presence of parametric and dynamic uncertainties, µ / v analysis and the random algorithm using Monte Carlo Method are used to quantitatively ensure the closed-loop stability and performance robustness properties both in deterministic and probabilistic senses. The proposed quantitative robust control methodology is thus developed by employing various techniques from automatic control and mechanical engineering, thus reducing the gap between them for robust vibration control of flexible structures. Its effectiveness are verified by numerical simulations and experimental validation on LTI and LPV non-collocated piezoelectric cantilever beams.

La prochaine génération de télescopes spatiaux devra repousser les limites des technologies actuelles afin d’accroitre les performances techniques et opérationnelles. Dans le cas d’observations difficiles, l'utilisation de plus grandes ouvertures des miroirs primaires est essentielle pour obtenir la résolution optique et la sensibilité requises. Toutefois, les grandes ouvertures primaires induisent un certain nombre de défis techniques tels que la masse, le volume et la raideur du miroir. La masse et le volume doivent rester acceptables par rapport au lanceur et la raideur du miroir, qui diminue avec l’augmentation du diamètre du miroir, doit être suffisante afin que les performances ne soient pas altérées par les déformations statiques et dynamiques. Pour surmonter ces limitations, des configurations de miroirs déformables comportant des éléments de contrôle actifs sont étudiées pour les futurs télescopes spatiaux. Les actionneurs piézoélectriques, qui répondent aux exigences de puissance massique et de bande passante, peuvent être utilisés comme éléments de contrôle actifs intégrés dans la structure de miroir. Toutefois, ces actionneurs montrent en fonctionnement en boucle ouverte des comportements non linéaires indésirables, comme le fluage et l'hystérésis, qui peuvent conduire à des inexactitudes indésirables et limiter les performances des systèmes. Par conséquent, pour les miroirs déformables activés par des actionneurs piézoélectriques, la compensation des non linéarités dans les actionneurs piézoélectriques est indispensable.La conception d’un miroir léger, compact et déformable à raideur adéquate est un défi très important pour les télescopes spatiaux mais n'est pas abordée dans cette thèse. Cette thèse porte sur le contrôle de surfaces de miroirs déformables actionnés par des actionneurs piézoélectriques et en particulier sur la compensation du fluage et de l'hystérésis dans les actionneurs piézoélectriques. La technologie de miroir actif étudié (avec des pieds activés, type miroir fakir) requiert un grand nombre d’actionneurs afin de tenir les exigences en termes de planéité de surface et ne permet pas un contrôle en boucle fermée de chaque actionneur (ce type de contrôle est trop exigeant en nombre de capteurs). La compensation du fluage et de l’hystérésis est donc réalisée en boucle ouverte et s’appuie sur des modèles précis des non linéarités à compenser et sur l’implémentation de modèles inverses. Un support d’étude expérimental a été élaboré au cours de la thèse afin de valider les études théoriques par des résultats expérimentaux. Il représente une partie d’un miroir de grande taille et consiste en une plaque de verre circulaire de diamètre 300mm dont la surface peut être actionnée par 7 actionneurs piézoélectriques annulaires.Les premières chapitres de la thèse concernent l’étude de la compensation en boucle ouverte du fluage et de l’hystérésis dans un seul actionneur qui est alors considéré comme un système SISO (single input – single output). Dans le dernier chapitre de la thèse, le fluage et de l’hystérésis sont compensés dans 3 actionneurs simultanément, ceux-ci formant un système MIMO (multi input – multi output). Les apports de la thèse concernent le développement de nouveaux modèles directs et inverses de fluage et d’hystérésis qui ont été validés par des expérimentations réalisées dans un contexte difficile de par la faible étendue des amplitudes de déplacement ( de l’ordre du micromètre). / The next generation of space-based observation systems will make use of larger primary mirrors to achieve higher image resolution. Large primary mirrors lead to the increase of structural flexibility and are more susceptible to distortions. Thus maintaining optical tolerances across the mirror surface becomes increasingly difficult. The techniques of active shape control may be required for spatial mirror surfaces in future space observation systems. Piezoelectric actuators are often studied as embedded elements for the active control of mirror structures due to their excellent properties. However, unwanted nonlinear effects in piezoelectric actuators, i.e., hysteresis and creep, severely limit the service performance. This thesis aims at developing openloopcontrol laws to compensate hysteresis and creep effects in piezoelectric actuators. The studies led during this thesis are applied to the shape control of spatial mirror surfaces. An experimental setup with a small-scale mirror test structure involving multiple piezoelectric actuators is first developed and is used as support for all the measurements conducted during this thesis. Then the open-loop control methodologies of creep compensation, hysteresis compensation, and simultaneous compensation of both the nonlinear effects in a single piezoelectric actuator are respectively developed. To compensate creep, a nonlinear viscoelastic model is used to portray creep, and a new inverse model of creep based on the concept of “voltage relaxation” is proposedRegarding the hysteresis compensation, the classical Preisach model is modified by adding a derivative term in parallel to describe hysteresis more accurately with relatively few measurements, and the new inverse model is constructed in the similar way. For the simultaneous compensation of the two nonlinear effects, the hysteresis is first compensated and then, the creepof the hysteresis-compensated piezoelectric actuator is attenuated by open-loop control. The methodology is first developed for a single actuator. Finally, the shape control of a mirror surface with several piezoelectric actuators is achieved by actuating the points on the mirror surface in such a way as to reach the required displacements. The mirror test structure involving multiplepiezoelectric actuators compensated in hysteresis and creep is considered as a linear system on which the superposition principle can be applied. The influence coefficients characterizing the coupling effect between the piezoelectric actuators are determined by measurements. The influence coefficient matrix is first constructed using the superposition principle, and is then inverted. By insertion of the inverse matrix in cascade with multiple piezoelectric actuators with hysteresis and creep compensation, a feed-forward control approach to actuate the multiple interesting points of the mirror surface is developed. A number of experimental results demonstrate that the developed control methodologies are effective and feasible in practice.

Ce travail propose l’utilisation d’un nouveau matériau, appelé PMN-PT, qui continue aider la miniaturisation des systèmes complexes, utilisés dans des différentes technologies. Le travail est présenté dans le cadre de collaboration entre deux projets, MIOP et ADMAN. Les besoins tient compte que les actionneurs soient capables de délivrer de haute déplacement tout en conservant la simplicité et la fiabilité du système. L’accent est mis sur la polyvalence de ce matériau piézo-électrique, PMN-PT, en raison de ses propriétés électro-mécanique. Le travail comprend un aperçu sur quoi influence les propriétés électro-mécaniques du PMN-PT. L’accent est mis sur deux différentes, mais très puissants coupes: anisotrope [011] et longitudinale [001], choisi pour grand déplacement et haute dynamique avec un volume petit. Pour le PMN-PT[001], une structure de type poutre a été étudié, avec un modèle amélioré pour prendre en compte les spécificités de matériel. Les déplacements et forces ont été trouvés d’ être supérieur `a un actionneur en PZT, similairement dimensionnée, tandis que avoir des non-linéarités réduites. Ceci est illustré avec une micro pince avec 6DDL. L’étude de PMN-PT [001] coupé longitudinal suit. Cette étude a été fait en utilisant PMNPT comme un actionneur avec une structure simple, facile à intégrer. Les résultats démontrent les améliorations PMN-PT peut apporter à micro-spectrométrie et la correction d’image avec des micromiroirmobiles. Un micro actionneur PMN-PT a été intégré dans une structure compatible avec des MOEMS et présenté. / This work proposes the use of a novel material, called PMN-PT, that futher aids the miniaturizationof complex systems used in different technologies. The work is presented within the collaborativeframework of two projects, MIOP and ADMAN. The end-needs account for actuators capable ofdelivering high displacement, while maintaining system simplicity and reliability. The focus is onthe versatility of the PMN-PT piezoelectric material, due to its electro-mechanical properties. Thework includes an overview on what influences the electro-mechanical properties focusing on twodifferent, though very potent cuts: anisotropic [011] and longitudinal [001]. They were chosen forgenerating large displacement and high dynamics with small volume. For PMN-PT[001] a cantileverstructure was studied, for which the model was improved taking into account the material specificities.Displacements and forces were found to be superior to a similarly dimensioned PZT actuator, whilsthaving reduced non-linearities. This is exemplified with a 6 DoF capable microgripper. The PMNPT[001] longitudinal cut based actuator study follows. This is done by using PMN-PT as a simple,easy to integrate, bulk actuator. The findings demonstrate the improvements PMN-PT can bringto micro-spectrometry and image correction with micro-mirror displacement. A bulk PMN-PT microactuator was integrated into a MOEMS compatible structure and presented.

Este trabalho descreve a seqüência de fabricação de uma microválvula piezoelétrica posicionada na saída de um microbocal sônico. A técnica usada para fabricar os microbocais foi o jateamento utilizando pó de alumina e o substrato usado foi de vidro. As microválvulas são atuadores fabricados com o polímero poli(fluoreto de vinilideno) (PVDF) que é um material piezoelétrico. Os microbocais têm um formato convergente-divergente com diâmetro na entrada de 1 mm e com diâmetro na garganta em cerca de 240 microns. O atuador foi fabricado no modo bimorfo (duas folhas do polímero coladas com polarização opostas) com dimensões de 3 mm de largura por 6 mm de comprimento. Ambas as folhas do polímero são recobertas por um filme condutor de 200 nm de espessura usados como eletrodos. Aplicando uma voltagem entre os eletrodos uma folha expande enquanto a outra contrai gerando um movimento vertical do atuador. O movimento vertical pode ser maior ou menor dependendo do valor da tensão aplicada. Os dispositivos foram testados usando uma linha de gás, aplicando tensões DC e AC nos eletrodos do atuador. Para controle, também foram realizadas medidas em bocais sem atuadores. No caso onde foram aplicadas tensões DC nos atuadores, a pressão de entrada foi constante de 266 Pa. Aplicando uma tensão de +300 V DC nos eletrodos, o atuador teve um movimento vertical na direção oposta ao do microbocal de 20 microns (movimento de abertura). Neste caso o fluxo de gás medido, quando a razão de pressão entre a entrada e a saída atingiu 0,5, foi de 150 cm3/min. Aplicando uma tensão de -300 V DC (o que significa um movimento vertical de fechamento de 13 microns), o fluxo de gás medido, quando a razão de pressão foi de 0,5, foi de 134 cm3/min. Assim, existe uma faixa de fluxo entre 134 cm3/min e 150 cm3/min que pode ser controlada através do atuador. Em uma das medidas onde se aplicou uma tensão AC (200 V com 5 Hz de freqüência), foi utilizada uma pressão de entrada 13300 Pa. Neste caso, para uma razão de pressão de 0,5, onde o bocal se encontrava blocado, foi observado um fluxo de 847 cm3/min. Considerando que o fluxo do bocal sem atuador, nas mesmas condições de medida foi de 614 cm3/min, concluímos que o dispositivo no modo AC funciona como uma microbomba. A relevância deste trabalho está a utilização do poli(fluoreto vinilideno) (PVDF) na fabricação de um atuador para uso como microválvula. Este material que ainda não havia sido testado para esta finalidade. A fabricação dos microbocais foi feita em um substrato de vidro usando a técnica de jateamento também é inédita. Esta técnica é bastante usada na fabricação de microestruturas na superfície do vidro. Mas nunca tinha sido usada para a fabricação de microbocais que são canais em formato cônico que atravessam o substrato. / This work describes the fabrication and test of a microvalve integrated in a micronozzle. The technique used to fabricate the micronozzles was powder blasting using aluminum oxide powder and glass as substrate. The microvalves are actuators made from PVDF (poli(vinylidene fluoride)), that is a piezoelectric polymer. The micronozzles have convergent-divergent shape with diameter of 1mm at the entrance and throat around 240µm. The actuators were fabricated as a bimorph structure (two piezoelectric sheets were clamped together with opposite polarization) with dimensions 3 mm width and 6 mm length. Both sheets are recovered with a conductive thin film with 200 nm of thickness used as electrodes. Applying voltage between the electrodes one sheet expands while the other contracts and this generate a vertical movement to the entire actuator. If the voltage is changed, this movement can be higher or lower. The devices were tested in a gas line applying DC and AC voltages between the actuator\'s electrodes. Measurements were also realized using a micronozzle without actuator, for control. In the case where DC voltage was applied between the actuators electrodes, the inlet pressure was kept constant in 266 Pa. Applying +300V DC voltage between the electrodes, the actuator moved 20µm vertically in the opposite direction of the micronozzle (it opened). In this case the volume flux rate, for a pressure ratio (outlet / inlet) of 0.5, was 150 cm3/min. Applying -300V DC between the electrodes (that means it closed 13 microns in the micronozzle direction), for a pressure ratio of 0.5, the volume flux rate was 134 cm3/min. With these results, we conclude that it is possible to control the flow through the device in the range between 134 and 150 cm3/min. Flow measurements were also performed applying AC voltage (200V AC with frequency of 5 Hz) between the actuator electrodes and with the inlet pressure kept constant in 13300 Pa. In this case, with a pressure ratio (outlet / inlet) of 0.5, blocking the micronozzle, the flow rate measured was 847 cm3/min. Considering that the flow rate measured for the micronozzle without actuator was 614 cm3/min, in the same measurement conditions, we concluded that the device, in AC mode, was working as a micropump. The relevance of this work was the use of the poly(vinylidene) (PVDF) in the fabrication of the actuators and use it as a microvalve. The micronozzles were fabricated in a glass substrate using the powder blasting technique that was also new.

La conception de systèmes complexes, et plus particulièrement de micro-systèmes complexes embarqués, posent des problèmes tels que l'intégration des composants, la consommation d'énergie, la fiabilité, les délais de mise sur marché, ...La conception mécatronique apparait comme étant particulièrement adaptée à ces systèmes car elle intègre intimement simulations, expérimentations, interactions entre sous-systèmes et cycles de reconception à tous les niveaux. Le produit obtenu est plus optimisé, plus performant et les délais de mise sur le marché sont réduits.Cette thèse a permis de trouver des méthodes de caractérisation, d'identification de paramètres ainsi que d'optimisation de systèmes mécatroniques actifs par la constitution de modèles numériques, de bancs d'expériences numériques, physiques et hybrides. Le cadre est bien précis : c'est celui d'un actionneur piézoélectrique amplifié, de sa commande ainsi que de la constitution générale de la boucle fermée d'un système mécatronique l'intégrant, les conclusions étant généralisables.Au cours de cette thèse, ont été introduits, avec succès, différents concepts :– Le « Signal Libre ». Un nouveau signal de commande des actionneurs piézoélectriques, basé sur les splines, maximise la vitesse de déplacement de l'actionneur et minimise sa consommation énergétique.– Deux améliorations de l'algorithme d'optimisation par essais de particules. La première introduit un arrêt de l'algorithme par la mesure du rayon de l'essaim ; le rayon limite est défini par la limite de mesurabilité des paramètres à optimiser ("Radius") ; la seconde ajoute la possibilité pour l'essaim de se transférer à une meilleure position tout en gardant sa géométrie. Ceci permet d' accélérer la convergence ("BSG-Starcraft")– L'optimisation expérimentale. Le modèle numérique étant très incertain, il est remplacé directement par le système réel dans le processus d'optimisation. Les résultats sont de qualité supérieure à ceux obtenus à partir de la simulation numérique. / The design of complex systems, especially of embedded complex micro systems, causes problems such as component integration, power consumption, reliability, time-to-market ....Mechatronics design appears to be particularly suitable for these systems because it integrates closely simulations, experiments, interactions between subsystems and redesign cycles at all levels. The resulting product is more optimized, more efficient and time-to-market is reduced.This thesis led to methods of characterization and parameter identification but also to methods for optimizing active mechatronic systems through numerical model building and different bench types, i.e. digital, physical, and hybrid. The framework is specifically that of an amplified piezoelectric actuator, its control as well as the general constitution of the closed loop of the related mechatronic system. The conclusions are generalizable.In this thesis, different concepts have been successfully introduced: - The "Free Signal". A new control signal of the piezoelectric actuator, based on splines, maximizes the speed of the actuator movement and minimizes the energy consumption. - Two improvements of the particle swarm optimization algorithm. The first one introduces a stopping criteria by measuring the swarm radius; the limit radius is defined by the measurability limit of the parameters to be optimized (“Radius”). The second one adds a swarm ability: it can jump to a better location keeping its geometry. This allows a faster convergence rate (“BSG-Starcraft”). - The experimental optimization. The numerical model being very uncertain, it is directly replaced by the real system in the optimization process. This leads to better results than those obtained using numerical simulation.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / This thesis presents the design methodology, the construction of a prototype and the experimental validation of an active vibration damper witch is controlled by a piezoelectric actuator. The proposed device has two flexible metallic bellows connected to a rigid reservoir filled with a viscous fluid. When one of the bellows is connected to a vibrating structure a periodic flow passes through a variable internal orifice and the damping effect is produced. The size of the orifice is adjusted by a piezoelectric control system that positions the conical core into a conical cavity. The damper device finite element computational model was developed considering that the valve body is rigid and that the fluid - structure iteration occurs between the fluid and the flexible bellows. This model is discretized using a lagrangean-eulrian formulation. The actuator has a closed flexible metallic structure that amplifies the displacement produced by an internally mounted stack of piezoelectric ceramic layers, and it is also modeled by the finite element method. The damper prototype was built and experimental tests using impulsive and harmonic excitations were conducted to determine its dynamic behavior and also to validate the developed computational models. The simulation and experimental results are compared by curves that relate the damping coefficient with the size of the orifice. Reduced dynamical models are proposed to represent the behavior of the damper device with fixed and variable orifice sizes. A local classic PID controller for the piezoelectric actuator was design to assure that the valve core assume the correct position, providing the commanded damping coefficient. The damper device was applied to a vibration system that represents the model of a quarter-car vehicle. One on-off controller and another fuzzy controller were design to control the vibrations of the vehicle equipped with the proposed active damper. Experimental tests shown that the damping coefficient values, commanded by the global controller, were achieved in time intervals lesser than 10 milliseconds. These results demonstrate the very good performance of the proposed damper device. / Esta tese apresenta o desenvolvimento de uma metodologia de projeto, a construção de um protótipo e a validação experimental de um amortecedor ativo de vibrações controlado por um atuador piezelétrico. O dispositivo proposto contém um circuito hidráulico constituído por dois foles metálicos flexíveis conectados a um reservatório rígido cheio com um fluido viscoso. Quando um dos foles é conectado a uma estrutura vibratória um fluxo de fluido é forçado através de um orifício variável, produzindo o efeito de amortecimento. O tamanho do orifício é ajustado por um sistema piezelétrico de controle que posiciona um obturador cônico numa cavidade cônica. O amortecedor é modelado pela técnica dos elementos finitos considerando que o corpo da válvula rígido e que existe interação entre o fluido interno e a estrutura flexível dos foles. Este modelo é discretizado utilizando uma formulação Lagrangeana Euleriana. O atuador, composto por uma estrutura metálica flexível que amplifica o deslocamento produzido por uma pilha de cerâmicas piezelétricas, também é modelado pela técnica dos elementos finitos. Foi construído um protótipo do amortecedor e realizados ensaios experimentais com excitações impulsivas e harmônicas, para determinar o comportamento dinâmico e para validar os modelos computacionais desenvolvidos. A relação entre o tamanho do orifício e a correspondente força de amortecimento produzida é obtida tanto a partir de simulações feitas com o modelo computacional, como através de ensaios com o protótipo, para valores do tamanho do orifício fixos e variáveis. Propõe-se o uso de modelos dinâmicos reduzidos para representar a dinâmica do amortecedor. Para garantir que o atuador piezelétrico posicione corretamente o obturador da válvula, foi incorporado ao amortecedor um controlador local clássico tipo PID. O amortecedor ativo foi aplicado a um sistema vibratório que representa o modelo de um quarto de um automóvel. Desenvolveu-se projeto de um controlador liga - desliga e de um controlador fuzzy para controlar a vibração do veículo equipado com o amortecedor ativo. Testes experimentais mostraram que as alterações no valor do coeficiente de amortecimento da suspensão, comandadas pelo controlador global, foram realizadas em tempos inferiores a 10 milisegundos, indicando excelente desempenho do amortecedor proposto. / Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica