Title: CAE tools for piezoelectric sensors

Authors: Reinhard Lerch

Addresses: Siemens Research Centre, W-8520 Erlangen, Germany

Abstract: A computer-aided analysis tool for electromechanical sensors and actuators is presented. The modelling scheme introduced is based on piezoelectric and acoustic finite elements as well as acoustic boundary elements. This CAE tool supports the development of a variety of electromechanical transducers. As an example, the optimisation of ultrasonic phased array antennas as used in medical imaging equipment is reported.

Keywords: acoustic boundary elements; acoustic finite elements; computer-aided analysis; computer-aided design; CAD; simulation; piezoelectric finite elements; piezoelectric sensors; piezoelectric actuators; ultrasonic transducers; electromechanical sensors; electromechanical actuators; modelling; finite element method; FEM; boundary element method; BEM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCAT.1992.062603

International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 1992 Vol.5 No.2/3/4, pp.191 - 198

Published online: 10 Jun 2014 *

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