... and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 15 10 2022 28 02 2023 02 03 2023 31 03 2023 design representation energy harvesting mechanism theory Since the industrial revolution, humankind has been influencing and modifying...

... rotary machine limaçon-to-circular machine limaçon machine limaçon motion pump expander compressor positive displacement machine SPSA design optimization energy harvesting energy systems design Positive displacement machines, the rotary type in particular, are increasingly gaining...

...Zehao Wu; Qingsong Xu This paper presents the design, fabrication, and testing of a novel single stack-based piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) for harvesting energy from three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) force excitation. One uniqueness lies in that the 3-DOF energy harvesting is implemented...

...Yue Yuan; Mingyi Liu; Wei-Che Tai; Lei Zuo The energy harvesting backpack that converts the kinetic energy produced by the vertical oscillatory motion of suspended loads to electricity during normal walking is a promising solution to fulfill the ever-rising need of electrical power for the use...

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.... 26 03 2014 19 01 2015 05 03 2015 The energy harvester in a suspended-load backpack was designed to oscillate freely only in the vertical direction, which includes the springs and damper. As a single-degree-of-freedom oscillating system with a base excitation, the governing...

.... 09 02 2012 17 12 2012 where K ˜ is a global system matrix. The design problem for the topology of energy harvesting skins can be expressed as finding the piezoelectric material distribution x and the polarization ξ that maximizes the output power P...

...D. Castagnetti Energy harvesting devices capable of converting freely-available ambient energy into electrical energy have received significant attention recently. Ambient kinetic energy is particularly attractive for conversion since it is almost ubiquitous and easily accessible. Piezoelectric...

...H. J. Song; Y. T. Choi; G. Wang; N. M. Wereley This study investigates the performance of an energy harvester (EH) utilizing a single crystal lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT) material via analysis and experiment. The EH, intended to convert mechanical energy at a harmonic frequency...

...Longhan Xie; Carmen G. Menet; Ho Ching; Ruxu Du Invented more than 200 years ago, the automatic winding device of mechanical watch movement is one of the most successful energy harvesting devices. It harvests the kinematical energy from body movements and drives the mechanical watch movement...