25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-7.3.4

HIGH POWER PIEZOELECTRIC MOTOR FOR BRAKE ACTUATOR - PIBRAC PROJECT

E. Agostini
Sagem, France

Keywords: Piezoelectric, actuator, motor, brake

Piezoelectric motors are good candidates to replace hydraulics in actuation systems used in aircraft. The PIBRAC project aims at transferring this technology in a real application, an aircraft brake actuator. This paper shows how this technology fits the aircraft actuator constraints and gives a first view on some solutions.

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