Recent R&D projects

 
The following projects have recently been terminated:
2 EUREKA R&D projects: PIMET and PAMELA 2
2 Brite/Euram projects: RANNTAC and DISURFEX
1 ESPRIT project: TRAMST
1 Brite/Euram project: TIFFANI

Click to see a list of the various publications resulting from the R&D projects. The publications can be sent to you free of charge.

 
PIMET: Piezoceramics for Medical transducers

Piezoelectric ceramics are widely used as transducers in medical ultrasonic imaging, diagnostics and measurements. Presently one of the most important issues in the field of medical transducers is miniaturisation of the devices. The necessity for miniaturisation is driven, for example, by the need for detailed and accurate information on blood flow dynamics and pathology of blood vessels.

The PIMET project has the goal of developing better piezoelectric materials for medical transducers and demonstrating the feasibility of thick film technology for miniaturisation of piezoelectric transducers.

The project started in October 1997 and ended in January 2001. If you would like more information on the PIMET project please click here and search for PIMET.

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PAMELA 2: Piezo-Active Motor for More Electrical Aircraft

Design, development and evaluation of breadboards for 2 aeronautical piezo-active applications: Active control stick (2-axis structure) with mechanical feedback and high power motor for actuating flaps, trims, landing gears, etc.

The project started in july 1998 and ended in july 2000. If you would like more information on the PAMELA 2 project please click here and search for PAMELA.

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TIFFANI: Thick-Film Ferroelectric Actuators for New Design Industrial Applications

There is a requirement for rotary and linear actuation in an enormous range of applications. Although this has been met traditionally by the use of electromagnetic motors, a number of large-volume requirements exist, for which their properties are not ideal. The intention of the TIFFANI project is to address these needs by the use of piezoelectric motors.

Specifically the objectives of the project are as follows:

1. Demonstration of a dashboard pointer control actuator, of a linear piezoelectric motor for microoptic headlamp control and of motor for watches.
2. Extension of the underpinning technology for piezoelectric materials.

The project started in January 1997 and was completed in December 1999. If you would like more information on the TIFFANI project please click here.

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RANNTAC: Reduction of aircraft noise by nacelle treatment and active control

Community reaction to aircraft noise recognised as one of the most important constraints limiting future growth of air transport industry unless all future aircraft noise levels decrease in such a manner to offset the effect of air traffic growth on noise exposure.
The RANNTAC programme, together with the RESOUND programme on engine noise source reduction technology and the RAIN programme on the reduction of airframe and installation noise, are the three main and complementary pieces of the proposed R&D effort coordinated at European level by the X-NOISE thematic network on external noise.

The objective of the combined programme is to deliver within 8 year, aircraft environmental noise abatement of 6 decibels both at departure from airports and at arrival relative to current technology demontrated by aeroplane industry.

The objective of RANNTAC is to acquire the technology necessary to support the development and manufacturing of turbofan engine nacelles featuring noise reduction devices and designs enabling to achieve up to 4 dB attenuation on engine internal noise sources in addition to that achieved by currently produced acoustic liners. Half this noise reduction will be demonstrated at the end of the programme while the means to achieve the reminder will be identified and defined for further large scale demonstration.

The RANNTAC project started in January 1998 and was completed in December 2000. If you would like more information on the RANNTEC project please click here.

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DISURFEX: Nett-forging with die-surface excitation

The DISURFEX project is supported by the Technical University of Denmark which have an excellent research presence in friction analysis and physical modelling, both of which are essential requirements for the project. Ferroperm participates in this project in association with Pascoe Engineering Ltd. (a precision tool-maker) and Allied Signals Ireland Ltd. (a forging organisation which manufactures high-precision components from high-strength materials).

The project started in November 1997 and ended in October 2001. If you would like information on the DISURFEX project please click here.

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TRAMST: Transformers using Microsystems technology
The physical size of almost all modern electronic equipment is decreasing drastically while demands on performance increase. This requires that all components, for example transformers, in the equipment need to be smaller and at the same time work with higher efficiency. Since all components in electronic devices become more closely packed, thermal and magnetic noise issues are also becoming increasingly important.

The demands to modern transformers are therefore generally higher power densities, higher efficiency and lower EMI. A product, which has shown to possess all these characteristics, is the piezoelectric transformer.

In the TRAMST project development of new multilayer piezoelectric transformers is performed. The aim is to be able to produce transformers with clear advantages over both conventional magnetic and piezoelectric transformers.

The project started in July 1997 and was completed in June 1999. Further information on the TRAMST project click here.

 
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