Optimisation of piezoelectric metamaterials: Towards robotic stress sensors

该项目旨在设计新的压电材料微结构，可以增强机器人肢体内复杂局部应力状态的测量。该项目预计将产生多极压电材料的可实现特性的新知识，并开发用于此类材料的分析和结构优化的计算工具。所设计的微结构可能会彻底改变压电传感器技术。预期成果包括制造出能够测量局部应力场的概念验证传感器。这将带来巨大的好处，例如提高未来机器人的能力和可靠性，并为下一代澳大利亚计算数学家提供研究培训。

This project aims to design new piezoelectric material microstructures that can enhance the measurement of complex local stress states within robotic limbs. The project expects to generate new knowledge of the achievable properties of multi-poled piezoelectric materials and develop computational tools for the analysis and structural optimisation of such materials. The designed microstructures may revolutionise piezoelectric sensor technology. Expected outcomes include manufactured proof-of-concept sensors that enable measurement of local stress fields. This should provide significant benefits, such as improved future robot capability and reliability, and research training for next-generation Australian computational mathematicians.