Autonomous robots comprise actuation, energy, sensory and control systems built from
materials and structures that are not necessarily designed and integrated for …

Integration of lithium‐ion batteries into fiber‐polymer composite structures so as to
simultaneously carry mechanical loads and store electrical energy offer great potential to …

Modern robots lack the multifunctional interconnected systems found in living organisms and
are consequently unable to reproduce their efficiency and autonomy. Energy-storage …

The emerging field of multifunctional structure (MFS) technologies enables the design of
systems with reduced mass and volume, thereby improving their overall efficiency. It …

CONTEXT AND CONTENT. Context in generic account above. In his 1929 revision Howell
recognized five subspecies and six more have been described since (Hall, 1981). Ellis …

The harvesting of ambient energy to power small electronic components has received
tremendous attention over the last decade. The research goal in this field is to enable self …

A deployable structure serves an important function in small satellites as their performance
is improved steadily. Larger deployable solar array paddles are expected as the satellite …

In this paper, modeling of energy harvesting from transient vibrations of slender wings using
piezoelectric transduction is implemented in a strain-based geometrically nonlinear beam …

Conventional spacecraft structural function has been limited to supporting loads and
mounting avionics only. In contrast, the technology of 'multi-functional structures' can …

Multifunctional structures combine multiple functionalities in a single structural part in order
to increase performance while limiting mass and volume. Conventional satellite batteries are …