Energy harvesting is the most effective way to respond to the energy shortage and to
produce sustainable power sources from the surrounding environment. The energy …

Maturation of robotics research and advances in the miniaturization of machines have
contributed to the development of microbots and enabled new technological possibilities …

Recent research on piezoelectric materials is predominantly devoted to enhancing the
piezoelectric coefficient, but overlooks its sign, largely because almost all of them exhibit …

A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) piezoelectric energy harvesting device, a
unimorph PZT cantilever with an integrated Si proof mass, was designed for low vibration …

Inherent nonlinearities of piezoelectric materials are pronounced in various engineering
applications such as sensing, actuation, combined applications for vibration control, and …

An important aim of the presented book is the explanation of the application of piezoelectric
materials such as piezoceramics within the wide field of electromechanical actuators and …

Membrane structures, which are widely used in aerospace and civil engineering, are
susceptible to large amplitude vibrations due to their low structural damping and high …

In this paper we report on the design and operation of a novel piezovalve for the production
of short pulsed atomic or molecular beams. The high speed valve operates on the principle …

In order to develop a diamond atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe with a piezoelectric
sensor and actuator, we fabricated piezoelectric zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film and measured its …

Flying insects are capable of flapping their wings to provide the required power and control
forces for flight. A coordinated organizational system including muscles, wings, and control …