In modern life and production, there exists a global energy crisis, an increasing demand for
advanced medical services, and a need to integrate and miniaturize industrial products. The …

The new axially pre-compressed macro-fiber composite bimorph (MFC-PBP) can produce
large displacement and output power. However, it has the property of strong rate-dependent …

This article investigates vibration rejection for a continuous smart structure using
piezoelectric bimorph patches. Such a structure has inherent nonlinearities, such as …

In this paper, we aim to present control of one axis gimbal system. Indeed, the purpose of
using the model of predictive control is twofold. Firstly, it runs the stabilization loop …

This paper presents a Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategy for a triaxial piezoelectric
actuators (PAs) system. PAs systems require appropriate controllers to guarantee fast and …

This thesis presents modeling and control of an on-chip self-sensing novel multi-layered thin-
film piezoelectrically-driven microlens actuator that has the potential to be used in micro …

The goal of this dissertation consists of improving the efficiency of energy harvesting using
pyroelectric and piezoelectric materials in a system by the proper characterization of …

Many efforts have been concentrated on the active noise and vibration control with smart
material systems. However, previous studies are limited to the reduction of a single …

The primary objective of this research is to develop novel model-based multispectral
controllers for smart material systems in order to deal with sidebands and higher harmonics …