Application of Shock Waves to High-Speed Positioning

Abstract

Continuous generation of shock waves without replacing the diaphragm between the high-pressure and low-pressure sections of the shock tube could be applied to actuators with pistons moving at high speed and high power. The realization of actuators using such shock waves is expected to play an important role in industrial equipment that requires high-speed actuation. Previous reports described performance experiments involving a shock wave generator with two shock tubes facing each other in which it was shown that it is possible to cause the drive piston to reciprocate by adjusting the initial conditions. In this study, we report the behavior of a piston in a shock wave generator that moves the piston from the initial position to the target position.