Fatigue Life Analysis of Piezoelectric Actuating Mechanism with Micro-displacement Amplifier

Since piezoelectric actuating mechanism generally operate in high frequency response state, fatigue life has become an important factor influencing the performance and reliability of the entire drive mechanism. In order to investigate whether the designed piezoelectric ceramic actuator meets the active control requirements of the aero-engine, the paper analyzes the fatigue characteristics and fatigue life of the piezoelectric ceramic materials and the micro displacement amplification mechanism with finite element analysis softwareˈ and the optimal spacing value is obtained by studying the effect of the flexible hinge spacing on the fatigue characteristics of the displacement amplifier. And then, the fatigue life of the displacement amplifier is analyzed based on the drive load spectrum of the aircraft during simulated flight, whose result is 340.93 hours. Finally, the fatigue life of the piezoelectric actuating mechanism is 32 minutes when loaded with full power, which meets the design target initially.