Magnetostrictive actuators play an important role in the perception of usefulness of smart
materials and devices. Their applications are potentially wider than that of piezoelectric …

Cellulose nanomaterials have a number of interesting and unique properties that make them
well-suited for use in electronics applications such as energy harvesting devices, actuators …

Apart from the output-input hysteresis loops, the magnetostrictive actuators also exhibit
asymmetry and saturation, particularly under moderate to large magnitude inputs and at …

Real-time model predictive controller (MPC) implementation in active vibration control (AVC)
is often rendered difficult by fast sampling speeds and extensive actuator-deformation …

Excessive vibrations in civil and mechanical systems can cause structural damage or
detrimental noise. Structural vibrations can be mitigated either by attenuating energy from …

This paper presents a systematic experimental investigation of the effects of buffered particle
dampers attached to a multi-degree-of-freedom (mdof) system under different dynamic loads …

This paper presents a three-dimensional constitutive model for predicting nonlinear
magnetostrictive strain and magnetization responses for giant magnetostrictive materials …

One of the most frequent applications of magnetostrictive actuator technology is the active
structural vibration control (AVC). Magnetostrictive actuators (MAs) can deliver high-output …

In this work, the robust finite frequency H∞ passive fault-tolerant static-output-feedback
controller design problem is investigated. The control law is a static-output-feedback control …

Nonlinear and linear free vibration of symmetrically laminated magneto-electro-elastic
doubly-curved thin shell resting on an elastic foundation is studied analytically. The shell is …