Abstract: This paper develops a mathematical model of a two degree-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) in which vibration is driven by disk swing motion. The proposed device converts slow mechanical rotation into ...

Abstract: An earlier study introduced the concept of piezoelectric energyharvesting skin (EHS) to harvest energy by attaching thin piezoelectric patches onto a vibrating skin. This paper presents a methodology for the optimum design ...

Abstract: Reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) aims at optimizing the design of an engineered system to minimize the design cost while satisfying reliability requirements. However, it is challenging to perform RBDO under ...