A resonant single-wing bionic piezoelectric motor based on a biasing self-clamping mechanism

Abstract

In this study, a resonant single-wing bionic piezoelectric motor based on a biasing self-clamping mechanism inspired by dragonfly flight was designed, assembled, and tested. The main mechanism of the designed piezoelectric motor includes a mover (including a vibrator, clamping foot, bionic pedestal, etc.), a stator, and other auxiliary components. The clamping foot of the mover contacts the side of the stator to form a biasing self-clamping mechanism, which can achieve a clamping effect within half a cycle of the vibrator’s resonant vibration. The piezoelectric plate on the vibrator receives a single harmonic excitation from the signal generator, causing the base plate to bend and distort. The base plate drives the clamping foot to move regularly, causing the mover to perform a linear motion. Moreover, repeated single harmonic excitations can realize the continuous movement of the mover. The structure of the piezoelectric motor was optimized using COMSOL6.0, which is a finite element analysis software. The first-order bending vibration of the vibrator was chosen as the working mode through finite element simulation, and an experimental platform was built. The performance of the prototype piezoelectric motor was tested and verified on the experimental platform. The final experimental data show that under the conditions of 300 Vp–p excitation voltage and 109 Hz driving frequency, the maximum no-load speed of the prototype reaches 6.184 mm/s, and the maximum load of the motor is 4 g.