Cha, Youngsu You, Hangil 2024-01-19T23:04:49Z 2024-01-19T23:04:49Z 2021-09-03 2018-03 0964-1726 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/121643 In this study, we investigated the sensing characteristics of piezoelectric beams under torsional loads. We used partially patterned piezoelectric beams to sense torsion. In particular, the piezoelectric patches are located symmetrically with respect to the line of the shear center of the beam. The patterned piezoelectric beam is modeled as a slender beam, and its electrical responses are obtained by piezoelectric electromechanical equations. To validate the modeling framework, experiments are performed using a setup that forces pure torsional deformation. Three different geometric configurations of the patterned piezoelectric layer are used for the experiments. The frequency and amplitude of the forced torsional load are systematically varied in order to study the behavior of the piezoelectric sensor. Experimental results demonstrate that two voltage outputs of the piezoelectric beam are approximately out of phase with identical amplitude. Moreover, the length of the piezoelectric layers has a significant influence on the sensing properties. Our theoretical predictions using the model support the experimental findings. English IOP PUBLISHING LTD POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES ACTUATORS SENSOR MODEL Torsion sensing based on patterned piezoelectric beams Article 10.1088/1361-665X/aaa931 1 SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, v.27, no.3 SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES 27 3 scie scopus 000424036800006 2-s2.0-85043475560 Instruments & Instrumentation Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Instruments & Instrumentation Materials Science Article POLYMER-METAL COMPOSITES ACTUATORS SENSOR MODEL electromechanical effects flexible structures piezoelectric materials torsion