Thermal Activation of Asymetrical Composites for Vibration Control

Axel Imbert, Gildas L’Hostis, David Rigel Rigel, Fabrice Laurent, Bernard Durand

Centre Technique des Industrie Mécanique, Centre Recherche Matériaux Textiles, Mulhouse, France.
[e-mail] Laboratoire de Physiques et Mécanique, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieur de Sud Alsace, Mulhouse, France.
Laboratoire de Physiques et Mécanique, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieur de Sud Alsace, Mulhouse, France.
Laboratoire de Physiques et Mécanique, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieur de Sud Alsace, Mulhouse, France;Centre Technique des Industrie Mécanique, Centre Recherche Matériaux Textiles, Mulhouse, France.

DOI: 10.4236/mme.2013.33A001                

Abstract

The CBCM (Controlled Behaviour Composite Material) is a thermal active composite, which has been developed for morphing applications. The thermal activation is made by a source of heating generated within the composite structure. The coupling between the induced thermal field and the thermomechanical properties of the various components of the composite structure leads to the change of the structure shape. The heat source is generated by Joule effect, Carbon yarns inserted in the composite, are connected to a power supply. The application field of CBCM technology is the domain of shape modification and active assembly. The objective of this work is to illustrate the capabilities of CBCM in the domain of vibration control. We will study several reference plates with different constitution. The influences of these different constitutions, of the CBCM effect and the loss of stiffness for the matrix will be highlighted, for two boundary conditions, free/free and embedded/embedded.

Keywords

Composite Material; Vibration Control; Smart Materials; Active Structure

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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