The coupling of waves between the piezoelectric generators, detectors, and propagating
media is challenging due to mismatch in the acoustic properties. The mismatch leads to the …

Among various strategies developed for the attenuation of noise and vibration in mechanical
structures, piezoelectric shunt dam**, which consists in connecting piezoelectric …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the various research methods and theory
calculation models that are employed in engineering to study the static and dynamic …

Considering the number of applications, and the quantity of research conducted over the
past few decades, it would not be an overstatement to label the piezoelectric materials as …

This textbook is an introduction to the dynamics of active structures and to the feedback
control of lightly damped flexible structures; the emphasis is placed on basic issues and …

Active control of sound and vibration is a relatively new and fast growing field of research
and application. The numbers of papers published on the subject have been more than …

Nanotechnology is the science of understanding matter and the control of matter at
dimensions of 100 nm or less. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering, and …

Design considerations for piezoelectric-based energy harvesters for MEMS-scale sensors
are presented, including a review of past work. Harvested ambient vibration energy can …

There is a need for human interface devices for electronic devices used in motor vehicles,
computers, music players, telephones and myriad other electronic devices. For example, 35 …

This chapter begins with a brief introduction of the motivations of the book, a review of the
detrimental effect of vibrations on systems, and of the field of SMART materials and …