Piezoelectric force actuator audio system

An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

• a chassis housing a processing system and a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a sound engine;
• an audio panel provided in the chassis and including:
• a first face plate;
• a second face plate;
• and
• a core that includes a plurality of structural members that extend between the first face plate and the second face plate, wherein the plurality of structural members define a plurality of cavities in the core;
• and
• a first piezoelectric actuator mounted to at least one of the plurality of structural members in the core, wherein the first piezoelectric actuator is coupled to the processing system and configured to convert electrical signals provided by the sound engine into mechanical energy that causes the audio panel to generate sound.

A method of sound generation, comprising:

• providing, by a sound engine, electrical signals to a first piezoelectric actuator;
• converting, by the first piezoelectric actuator, the electrical signals into mechanical energy;
• transmitting, by the first piezoelectric actuator, the mechanical energy to an audio panel that includes:
• a first face plate;
• a second face plate;
• and
• a core that includes a plurality of structural members that extend between the first face plate and the second face plate and that define a plurality of cavities in the core, wherein the first piezoeletric actuator is mounted to at least one structural member of the plurality of structural members in the core;
• and
• generating, by the audio panel, sound from the mechanical energy.