... 02 2018 05 06 2018 Smart materials Structural dynamics Vibration control Structures Control Vibrational energy harvesters extract electrical energy from ambient vibrations to power stand-alone wireless microelectronic devices [ 1 , 2 ]. These harvesters reduce our dependency...

...; published online July 3, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Izhak Bucher. 17 01 2018 25 05 2018 Smart materials Structural dynamics Vibration control Structures Control In this study, the optimization of a tuned mass damper (TMD) control device under transient impulse excitation...

... of discretized equations of motion are obtained through a variational approach. Mechatronics Non-linear vibration Sensors and actuators Smart materials Stability Electro-mechanical systems Structures The third challenge is that a realistic PZT thin-film microactuator employs partial electrodes...

... of curvature are equal. Finally, the unidirectional snap-through renders an explanation to the experimental findings in Part 1. Mechatronics Non-linear vibration Sensors and actuators Smart materials Stability Electro-mechanical systems Structures Although the discretized formulation...

.... The relation between the magnetic induction B and magnetization M is [ 68 ] (7) M = D B Damping Dynamics Materials Smart materials Vibration control Acoustics Structures Base isolation is one of the most promising structural control techniques to mitigate the vibrations...

... actuation effects of a cantilever beam using an atomic force microscope (AFM) probe were also evaluated [ 16 ]. This study focuses on flexoelectric dynamic actuation and vibration control of ring shells. Smart materials Structures 31 05 2015 10 01 2017 Contributed...

.... 27 04 2016 10 11 2016 Dynamics Materials Modal analysis Smart materials Vibration control Acoustics Structures Mechanical metamaterials with unusual dynamic behavior are artificially structured composites that exhibit absolute BGs—frequency regions, within which wave...

... received March 10, 2016; published online May 4, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Mohammed Daqaq. 07 02 2014 10 03 2016 Materials Mechatronic systems Modal analysis Smart materials Vibration control Acoustics Structures Electro-mechanical systems The last decade has seen a surge...

... vibration Smart materials Structures Electro-mechanical systems In this paper, a HDL system is proposed for the use of vibration energy harvesting. This configuration was first shown in a publication by Simon et al. [ 19 ]. To be consistent with the literature on the levitation mechanisms using...

... analysis Smart materials Structures Electro-mechanical systems Two-layer piezoelectric vibration energy harvesters using convergent and divergent tapered structures have been developed for broadband power output. The harvesters consist of a base cantilevered beam, which is attached to an upper...