An energy harvester that employs both electromagnetic and piezoelectric effects to convert fluid flow energy in the pipeline into electrical energy for powering wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) of the ...

A novel lumped-element modeling approach for magnetic shape memory alloys is presented. Building on concepts borrowed from rate-independent plasticity, the model describes the magnetic and magneto-...

Magnetic micropillars that can reversibly and dynamically bend actuated by external magnetic field have been increasingly studied for functional interfacial engineering and soft-robotics applicatio...

Shape memory alloys (SMAs)—if trained properly—can induce two-way shape memory effect which is applicable in actuator design using SMAs. In this study, a three-dimensional phenomenological model is...

To realize high performance and suppress the backward motion of the inertia piezoelectric actuator, a novel inertial piezoelectric actuator with double-stator cooperative motion is proposed, design...

NiTiNb shape memory alloy has attracted much attention for its use in prestressing and remedying structural steel and concrete members due to its unique shape memory effect. However, the recovery s...

Vibration attenuation in acoustic-metamaterial plates assembled from a periodic arrangement of unit cells with a cavity containing local resonator system is presented. Each cell incorporates a base...

In this paper, we present a series of experimental and numerical studies on the performance and modeling of a developed magnetorheological gel (MRG) damper. A bi-directional shear-type damper was d...

Force sensing resistor (FSR) is a passive component that is composed of polymer thick films that change resistance between its terminals due to force applied at its surface. FSRs inherently exhibit...

Flexible sensors play an increasingly important role in damage detection of curved sheet-like structures in large-scale equipment. The sensor array is widely used in plate-like structures because i...

Minimizing shock loads transmitted to sensitive structures or equipment is the objective of shock mitigation control. The core of shock mitigation control using magnetorheological (MR) energy absor...

Under small amplitude and medium-high frequency excitations, mechanical properties of squeeze mode magnetorheological (MR) damper change obviously which are different from general properties. Perfo...

The phase transformation of thermal shape memory alloys (SMAs) can be described by surfaces in a temperature-stress-strain space. A novel experimental technique for the thermomechanical characteriz...

This paper presents a novel shape morphing concept, which exploits neutral stability to achieve reversible shape morphing. The concept is based on actively changing the material stiffness on a loca...

This study attempts to improve the vibration isolation performance of a vehicle suspension system with a magnetorheological damper (MRD) under complex driving conditions. Structure parameter uncert...

Magnetorheological fluids are considered smart materials since their properties change significantly when exposed to a magnetic field, making them interesting for a variety of industries. These flu...

Damage and loss of strength resulting from deterioration in concrete structures are extremely expensive and time-consuming processes that require improvement. Therefore, special concrete demand to ...

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) techniques have an important role in the performance of mechanical structures. In particular, piezoelectric transducers (PZT) have been employed for establishing ...

Quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators have attracted extensive attention due to their high-static–low-dynamic stiffness. The effectiveness of the traditional QZS (T-QZS) isolators to attenuate low-f...

This work develops a novel design method for the actively deformable honeycomb structure to realize the variable thickness leading-edge wing. Firstly, the classical Gibson theory is extended to be ...