Piezoelectric materials and devices have drawn extensive attention for energy harvesting
due to their excellent electromechanical conversion properties. With increasing concerns …

This paper presents the first state-of-the-art review on simultaneous vibration control and
energy harvesting strategy, a multi-disciplinary topic related to structural dynamics …

Railways, as one of the most important forms of transportation, have been developed rapidly
throughout the world. Meanwhile, the energy consumption and carbon emissions of railway …

A footwear harvester needs to fulfill both technical and practical functionalities, including but
not limited to energy extracting and storage, easy implantation and durability. The very …

Energy harvesting in the railway industry has great potential for many applications. Energy
harvesters can provide electrical power for track-side, on-board, and infrastructure …

Railway freight wagons are unpowered railway vehicles that are used for the transportation
of cargoes. However, standard freight wagons are not equipped with electrical conduits (ie …

The railway track dynamic behavior shows intense characteristics in a wide frequency
domain, which plays an major role in the generation of wheel-rail rolling noise and the …

To enable the smart technologies and safe operation of transit and rail transportation, such
as hot box detector, track health monitoring and wireless communication on the railroad …

This paper presents the design, modeling and experimental tests of a novel piezoelectric
energy harvester with a two-stage force-amplification compliant mechanism for scavenging …

Piezoelectric cymbals with 29-mm diameter and different configurations are fabricated and
tested to determine the best conditions to optimize the conversion of mechanical to electric …