Considering the number of applications, and the quantity of research conducted over the
past few decades, it would not be an overstatement to label the piezoelectric materials as …

Ionic polymer–metal composites (IPMC) are smart material transducers that bend in
response to low-voltage stimuli and generate voltage in response to bending. IPMCs are …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are soft electromechanical transducers that have
enabled robotic, haptic, and optical applications. Despite their advantages in high specific …

Space antenna reflectors are used by space vehicles to communicate with ground stations.
These reflectors are generally subject to broadband random vibration and shock conditions …

The motorized spindle is the core component of CNC machine tools, and the vibration of it
reduces the machining precision and service life of the machine tools. Owing to the fast …

The purpose of this work is to investigate the synchro spline-kernelled chirplet extracting
transformation (SSCET) method for defect detection in the nonlinear ultrasonic wave …

The pursuit of lightweight structures has propelled spacecraft with large flexible appendages
to the forefront of modern aerospace engineering. Flexoelectric actuators, with their inherent …

This paper presents an approach for self-sensing piezoelectric valves. Both displacement
and actuation force of piezoelectric valve can be simultaneously estimated from …

In this paper, a general circuit topology of enhanced indirect-driven self-sensing actuation
(EIDSSA) is proposed to allow independent design of actuation and self-sensing in …

Self-sensing actuators use a single piezoelectric element as actuators and sensors
simultaneously. This paper proposes the asymmetric indirect-driven self-sensing actuation …