Future developments of smart materials for domains such as self-sustainable wireless
sensor networks, self-tuned vibration energy harvesting devices, seismic applications etc. is …

The introduction of smart materials will become increasingly relevant as biomedical
technologies progress. Smart materials sense and respond to external stimuli (eg, chemical …

An extensive growth in the application of ferromagnetic materials require a firm theoretical
understanding of the material behavior to accomplish accurate model prediction. The aim of …

Advanced materials can change their features when they are exposed to an outside
environmental stimulus. These materials are of great interest to scientists and industry, as …

Materials with novel properties, such as emerging smart materials, offer a design challenge
to researchers who want to make use of their unique behaviors. The complex nature of these …

Precision platforms composed of smart-material-based actuators and compliant
mechanisms show advantages of high accuracy and fast response. This research focuses …

Human-centred, resilient, and sustainable creations will be at the heart of the next society.
Some perspectives such as “Building of pleasant infrastructure”,“Extension of healthy …

This work presents the development of a nonlinear 2D finite element (FE) framework for
magnetostrictive material based energy harvesters of beam geometry. The FE model is …

This paper presents an analytic model of one dimensional magnetostriction. We show how
specific assumptions regarding the symmetry of key micromagnetic energies …

Electromagnetic vibrational harvesters stand out due to their high-power density, long-life
robust structure and low-cost design. Moreover, they can be designed using …