Simultaneous Energy Harvesting and Vibration Control via Piezoelectric Materials

This work examines a novel concept and design of simultaneous energy harvesting and vibration control on the same host structure. The motivating application is a multifunctional composite sandwich wing spar for a small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the goal of providing self-contained gust alle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Ya
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26191
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132012-111628/