Actuators are transducers that convert an electrical signal to a desired physical quantity.
Active flow control actuators modify a flow by providing an electronically controllable …

The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of problems and some research gaps for
better understanding of piezoelectric micropump studies. Micropumps have important and …

This paper describes the development of a micromachined microphone for aircraft fuselage
arrays that are utilized by aeroacousticians to help identify aircraft noise sources and/or …

We are reporting a 3D printable composite paste having strong thixotropic rheology. The
composite has been designed and investigated with highly conductive silver nanowires. The …

This paper presents the development of an acoustic energy harvester using an
electromechanical Helmholtz resonator (EMHR). The EMHR consists of an orifice, cavity …

A new class of one-dimensional active acoustic metamaterials (AAMMs) with programmable
effective densities is presented. The proposed AAMM is capable of producing densities that …

MEMS speakers are attracting more and more interests due to their potential applications in
portable and wearable electronics. However, insufficient sound pressure level (SPL) …

Flow control technologies have been used in the past century to control fluid flows. This text
presents the current state of the art in emerging modern flow control technologies and …

This research is the first attempt to observe the consequences of the instantaneous thermal
shock on the thermo-elastodynamic response of the initially stressed graphene-reinforced …

In the last decades, Synthetic jet actuators have gained much interest among the flow control
techniques due to their short response time, high jet velocity and absence of traditional …