Telescoping cylindrical piezoelectric fiber composite actuator assemblies
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1. A telescoping actuator assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of cylindrical actuators in a concentric arrangement and defining a common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators being at least one piezoelectric fiber composite actuator having a plurality of piezoelectric fibers extending parallel to one another and to said common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators coupled to concentrically-adjacent ones of said cylindrical actuators such that said plurality of cylindrical actuators can experience telescopic movement along said common longitudinal axis; and
an electrical energy source coupled to said plurality of cylindrical actuators for applying actuation energy thereto to generate said telescopic movement.
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Abstract
A telescoping actuator assembly includes a plurality of cylindrical actuators in a concentric arrangement. Each cylindrical actuator is at least one piezoelectric fiber composite actuator having a plurality of piezoelectric fibers extending parallel to one another and to the concentric arrangement'"'"'s longitudinal axis. Each cylindrical actuator is coupled to concentrically-adjacent ones of the cylindrical actuators such that the plurality of cylindrical actuators can experience telescopic movement. An electrical energy source coupled to the cylindrical actuators applies actuation energy thereto to generate the telescopic movement.
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1. A telescoping actuator assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of cylindrical actuators in a concentric arrangement and defining a common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators being at least one piezoelectric fiber composite actuator having a plurality of piezoelectric fibers extending parallel to one another and to said common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators coupled to concentrically-adjacent ones of said cylindrical actuators such that said plurality of cylindrical actuators can experience telescopic movement along said common longitudinal axis; and an electrical energy source coupled to said plurality of cylindrical actuators for applying actuation energy thereto to generate said telescopic movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A telescoping actuator assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of cylindrical actuators in a concentric arrangement and defining a common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators being at least one piezoelectric fiber composite actuator having a plurality of piezoelectric fibers extending parallel to one another and to said common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators coupled to an adjacent one of said cylindrical actuators disposed therein and coupled to an adjacent one of said cylindrical actuators disposed thereabout; and an electrical energy source coupled to said plurality of cylindrical actuators for independently applying actuation energy thereto to generate telescopic movement of said cylindrical actuators along said common longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A telescoping actuator assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of cylindrical actuators in a concentric arrangement and defining a common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators being at least one piezoelectric fiber composite actuator having a plurality of piezoelectric fibers extending parallel to one another and to said common longitudinal axis, each of said cylindrical actuators coupled to an adjacent one of said cylindrical actuators disposed therein and coupled to an adjacent one of said cylindrical actuators disposed thereabout; and an electrical energy source coupled to said plurality of cylindrical actuators for applying actuation energy thereto in an alternating polarity fashion throughout said concentric arrangement to generate telescopic movement of said cylindrical actuators along said common longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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