Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) consists of the insertion of a flexible endoscope into the
patient body through natural orifices. Over the past few decades, the growing interest in …

This paper explores the idea of using heat as an actuator to simultaneously control vibration
and temperature of a thermoelastic beam. We first model the beam as a slender, uniform …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and control the flutter vibrations of a
thermoelastic functionally graded material (FGM) beam subjected to follower force using the …

Thermal Modal Analysis of Turbofan Blades Modeled As Rotating Thermoelastic Beams
Page 1 Modal Analysis of Turbofan Blades Modeled as Rotating Beam in Thermal …

This paper focuses on theoretical investigation of active vibration control of a cantilever
beam using heat actuation. The actuator is a thin metal bar rigidly bonded to the beam on …

Vibrations occurring in structures can lead to failure if they are not structurally built with
dampers or countermeasures to vibrations. One specific example studied in this thesis is the …