Energy harvesting fueling the revival of self-powered unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been widely used in various situations, such as life
rescue, environmental exploration, and wireless communication, to avoid the safety risk of …
rescue, environmental exploration, and wireless communication, to avoid the safety risk of …
[HTML][HTML] Flapping wing micro-aerial-vehicle: Kinematics, membranes, and flapping mechanisms of ornithopter and insect flight
The application of biomimetics in the development of unmanned-aerial-vehicles (UAV) has
advanced to an exceptionally small scale of nano-aerial-vehicles (NAV), which has …
advanced to an exceptionally small scale of nano-aerial-vehicles (NAV), which has …
Three-dimensional characteristics of the jet flows induced by a pitching plate in a quiescent fluid
Jet flows induced by pitching cantilever plates provide a power-efficient solution for fluid
acceleration and cooling enhancement. In such applications, the time-averaged (mean) …
acceleration and cooling enhancement. In such applications, the time-averaged (mean) …
Influence of thickness on the flow field generated by an oscillating cantilever beam
The aerodynamic performance of oscillating piezoelectric fans has been the focus of many
research studies due to their potential as active cooling mechanisms for thermal …
research studies due to their potential as active cooling mechanisms for thermal …
Unsteady flow characteristics of an oscillating piezoelectric fan blade at high reynolds numbers
Piezoelectric fans have started to play an essential role in small-scale heat removal
applications in recent years due to their high reliability and efficiency. In this study, an …
applications in recent years due to their high reliability and efficiency. In this study, an …
Piezoelectric beam for intrabody propulsion controlled by embedded sensing
A Abadi, G Kosa - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The body is a very challenging environment for locomotion. The mechanical properties of
intrabody fluids and tissues vary by location and time. In order to move an embedded …
intrabody fluids and tissues vary by location and time. In order to move an embedded …
Experimental and numerical investigations on the thermal performance over corrugated surfaces with different wave shapes induced by piezoelectric fan
XJ Li, JZ Zhang, XM Tan, Y Shan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this paper, the thermal performance of the corrugated surfaces cooled with a piezoelectric
fan was studied. A total of 25 corrugated surfaces with different wave shapes have been …
fan was studied. A total of 25 corrugated surfaces with different wave shapes have been …
Vortex identification and proper orthogonal decomposition of rigid flapping wing
The present study is focused on vortex identification and proper orthogonal decomposition
(POD) of the flow field generated by a rigid wing in main flapping motion. Experiments are …
(POD) of the flow field generated by a rigid wing in main flapping motion. Experiments are …
Coherent structures in the flow field generated by rigid flapping wing in hovering flight mode
Galilean invariant vortex identification methods and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD)
are used to capture the coherent structures (CS) in the flow field generated by rigid wing in …
are used to capture the coherent structures (CS) in the flow field generated by rigid wing in …
Effect of phase change material on temperature in a room fitted with a windcatcher
Global warming and climate change have been considered as major challenges over the
past few decades. Sustainable and renewable energy sources are nowadays needed to …
past few decades. Sustainable and renewable energy sources are nowadays needed to …