Abstract: This paper considers techniques for harvesting energy from vibratory loadings that can be characterized by low-frequency alternations between a minimum and maximum force magnitude. In such cases, ...

Abstract: This paper concerns the implementation of a brushless DC machine as a force actuator, for use in suppressing vibrations in civil structures. The machine has the dual capability of operation as an active as well as semiactive ...

Abstract: A regenerative force actuation (RFA) network consists of multiple electromechanical forcing devices distributed throughout a structural system and actuated in such a way as to reduce the response of the structure when it ...