Multistability is the phenomenon of multiple coexistent stable states, which are highly
sensitive to perturbations, initial conditions, system parameters, etc. Multistability has been …

The last two decades have witnessed several advances in microfabrication technologies
and electronics, leading to the development of small, low-power devices for wireless …

The investigation of the conversion of vibrational energy into electrical power has become a
major field of research. In recent years, bistable energy harvesting devices have attracted …

An important issue in resonant vibration energy harvesters is that the best performance of
the device is limited to a very narrow bandwidth around the fundamental resonance …

This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students
taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete …

From the reviews:" This book is concerned with the application of methods from dynamical
systems and bifurcation theories to the study of nonlinear oscillations. Chapter 1 provides a …

Vibration energy harvesting research has largely focused on linear electromechanical
devices excited at resonance. Considering that most realistic vibration environments are …

This letter introduces a piezomagnetoelastic device for substantial enhancement of
piezoelectric power generation in vibration energy harvesting. Electromechanical equations …

This text provides an introduction to the exciting new developments in chaos and related
topics in nonlinear dynamics, including the detection and quantification of chaos in …

This survey paper contains a review of the past and recent developments in system
identification of nonlinear dynamical structures. The objective is to present some of the …