LAMINATES WITH INTEGRATED PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS: INFLUENCE OF THE TRANSDUCERS LOCATION ALONG THE THICKNESS-AXIS ON THE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE

International audience; The composite structures embedding piezoelectric implants are able to modify their mechanical properties with respect to their environment (e.g. active vibration control), to interact with other structures (e.g. mechatronic) or with human beings (e.g. Human-Machine Interaction). Conventionally, to functionalize a mechanical device, the piezoelectric transducers are glued on the top surface of the structure and the power and control electronics are away. To protect the transducers and their electric connections and develop some industrial products in "plug and play" mode, it is necessary to be able to embed a wide distributed network of piezoelectric implants into the…