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Simply-supported multi-layered beams for energy harvesting (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Tanaka, Y., McWilliam, S., Mutsuda, H., & Popov, A. A. (2017). Simply-supported multi-layered beams for energy harvesting. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 28(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X16657418

This paper develops an analytical model for predicting the performance of simply-supported multi-layered piezoelectric vibrating energy harvesters. The model includes the effects of material and geometric nonlinearities, as well as axial pre-tension/... Read More about Simply-supported multi-layered beams for energy harvesting.

Model refinements and experimental testing of highly flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters (2016)
Journal Article
Patel, R., Tanaka, Y., McWilliam, S., Mutsuda, H., & Popov, A. A. (2016). Model refinements and experimental testing of highly flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 368, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2016.01.005

This paper addresses limitations to existing analytical models for piezoelectric energy harvesters. The presented model is targeted at predicting behaviours of highly flexible piezoelectric devices (FPEDs) and includes high orders of substrate and pi... Read More about Model refinements and experimental testing of highly flexible piezoelectric energy harvesters.

An experimental study of wave power generation using a flexible piezoelectric device (2015)
Journal Article

An experimental study of wave power generation using flexible piezoelectric devices (FPEDs) is presented in this paper. Two alternate configurations for harvesting power from waves are proposed. In the first configuration, the FPEDs are installed hor... Read More about An experimental study of wave power generation using a flexible piezoelectric device.

Forced vibration experiments on flexible piezoelectric devices operating in air and water environments (2014)
Journal Article
McWilliam, S., Popov, A. A., Tanaka, Y., Oko, T., Mutsuda, H., & Patel, R. (2014). Forced vibration experiments on flexible piezoelectric devices operating in air and water environments. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 45(1-4), 573-580. https://doi.org/10.3233/jae-141879

Optimal Controller Designs for Rotating Machines - Penalising the Rate of Change of Control Forcing (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Houlston, P. R., Garvey, S. D., & Popov, A. A. (2006). Optimal Controller Designs for Rotating Machines - Penalising the Rate of Change of Control Forcing.

In the context of active control of rotating machines, standard optimal controller methods enable a trade-off to be made between (weighted) mean-square vibrations and (weighted) mean-square currents injected into magnetic bearings. One shortcoming of... Read More about Optimal Controller Designs for Rotating Machines - Penalising the Rate of Change of Control Forcing.

Modal Control of Vibration in Rotating Machines and Other Generally Damped Systems (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Houlston, P. R., Garvey, S. D., & Popov, A. A. (2006). Modal Control of Vibration in Rotating Machines and Other Generally Damped Systems.

Second order matrix equations arise in the description of real dynamical systems. Traditional modal control approaches utilise the eigenvectors of the undamped system to diagonalise the system matrices. A regrettable consequence of this approach is t... Read More about Modal Control of Vibration in Rotating Machines and Other Generally Damped Systems.

Modal Control of Vibration in Rotating Machines and Other Generally Damped Systems
Journal Article
Generally Damped Systems

Second order matrix equations arise in the description of real dynamical systems. Traditional modal control approaches utilise the eigenvectors of the undamped system to diagonalise the system matrices. A regrettable consequence of this approach is t... Read More about Modal Control of Vibration in Rotating Machines and Other Generally Damped Systems.