[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in self-powered wearable sensors based on piezoelectric and triboelectric nanogenerators

A Rayegani, M Saberian, Z Delshad, J Liang, M Sadiq… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Early clinical diagnosis and treatment of disease rely heavily on measuring the many
various types of medical information that are scattered throughout the body. Continuous and …

Quasi-zero stiffness-based synchronous vibration isolation and energy harvesting: a comprehensive review

Z Chen, Z Chen, Y Wei - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the advantages of nonlinearity in vibration isolation and energy harvesting
have become increasingly apparent. The quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) of the nonlinear term …

Performance of a shock isolator inspired by skeletal muscles

G Gatti, DF Ledezma-Ramirez, MJ Brennan - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nonlinear vibration isolators with low dynamic stiffness have advantages compared to linear
isolators, but they also have limitations in terms of the maximum allowable displacement …

Metamaterial plate with compliant quasi-zero-stiffness resonators for ultra-low-frequency band gap

C Cai, J Zhou, K Wang, D Xu, G Wen - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2022 - Elsevier
To achieve wave attenuation at ultra-low frequencies, a novel metamaterial plate with
attached compliant quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) resonators is proposed. Firstly, the compliant …

A novel outer-inner magnetic two degree-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester

L Tian, H Shen, Q Yang, R Song, Y Bian - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming to achieve the high-performance piezoelectric energy harvester under broadband
vibrations, an outer-inner magnetic two-degree-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester is …

Quasi-zero-stiffness metamaterial pipe for low-frequency wave attenuation

C Cai, J Zhou, K Wang, Q Lin, D Xu, G Wen - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming to attenuate low-frequency wave in pipes, a novel metamaterial pipe with attached
compliant quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) resonators is proposed. The compliant resonator with …

Design and optimization of quasi-zero-stiffness dual harvester-absorber system

J Gao, J Zhou, Q Wang, K Wang, Q Lin… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The single quasi-zero-stiffness harvester-absorber system has shown its effectiveness in
harvesting vibration energy and suppressing low-frequency vibrations simultaneously …

Dynamics and energy harvesting performance of a nonlinear arc-cylinder type dielectric elastomer oscillator under unidirectional harmonic excitations

JW Zhang, SM Ding, HF Wu - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
To harvest vibration energy, a nonlinear arc-cylinder type dielectric elastomer oscillator
(ADEO), which has greater advantages than the VI DEG in vibration environments, is …

Harvesting vibration energy by novel piezoelectric structure with arc-shaped branches

M Shang, W Qin, H Li, Q Liu, H Wang - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we proposed a novel energy harvester that consists of a piezoelectric inverted
beam and two arc-shaped branches. The harvester owns the characteristics of super …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling of a general lumped-compliance beam for compliant mechanisms

J Zhu, G Hao - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Compliant mechanisms are crucial in a wide range of applications, and straight flexure
beams with uniform thickness serve as their fundamental building blocks. While techniques …