Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Tsai, Chi-Tay

Abstract

Piezo-Transducer-Vibrators are miniature devices that emit both audio and silent signals and are currently targeted for use as an integral part of wristwatch technology. Utilizing nonlinear finite element analysis is essential for obtaining a greater understanding of the system response under varying conditions. Dyna3D nonlinear finite element code is applied in this analysis with the focus on the mechanical aspects of the vibrator. Four impact variables, the velocity, the plate gap, the weight and the velocity angle are studied to determine the effects on the system response. Each impact variable is assigned three separate values, creating twelve programs for analysis. For each program, responses to impact conditions are studied demonstrating the deformed mode shapes, maximum principal stresses and maximum displacements using state database plots and time-history plots.

Extent

162 p.

Comments

College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|College of Engineering and Computer Science

Identifier

FADT15008

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