title: Response of bare 1-3 piezocomposite array to localized electrical excitation.
abstract: The theoretical response of a 1-3 piezocomposite plate submitted to localized electrical excitation was studied with the theory of guided waves. The theoretical modeling was based on the global matrix method, and the piezocomposite material was considered as a homogeneous medium. To validate the theoretical results, experimental displacement measurements were performed with an interferometric probe on two piezocomposite plates, one with a single element and one with an array of electrodes. The measured response on the single-element plate was mainly supported by the S0 and S3 modes of the plate. Homogenization limits of the composite in terms of frequency and wave number are defined on the basis of data from this sample. Within these limits, the piezocomposite material operates as a homogeneous medium, and comparison between theoretical and experimental results allows the equivalent electroacoustic parameters to be evaluated. A second sample was measured to study the effects of the electrode array on the electroacoustic response of the plate. Two kinds of electrical excitation were studied.
authors.affiliation: GIP ULTRASONS-LUSSI, EIVL rue de la chocolaterie BP 3410, 41034 BLOIS Cédex, France. guyonvarch@univ-tours.fr
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guyonvarch
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Certon
authors.forename: Leong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ratsimandresy
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patat
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lethiecq