Two-dimensional electroacoustic model of transducer array based on 1-3 piezocomposite materials

An analytical model is presented to achieve simultaneous prediction of the elementary electroacoustic response and directivity pattern of a one-dimensional (1D) piezocomposite array. The theoretical approach was based on guided wave theory in a multilayered structure in which the 1-3 piezocomposite material is considered as a homogeneous piezoelectric plate. A matrix method was applied to simulate the displacement fields generated at the surface of the array when one element was excited with an electrical pulse. A test device was manufactured, then characterized through measurements of displacement performed with an interferometric laser probe when the array vibrated in air and in water. The experimental results are presented and compared with theory