Many key aspects of society, such as transport, housing and health care, have been
significantly improved by the advent of a range of electricity applications, and the power …

The development of land transportation has effectively contributed to countries' economic
and social development. Roads, rails and vehicles have come into widespread use in …

Hydraulic shock absorbers have come into widespread use in vehicle suspensions since
decades ago to effectively reduce the acceleration of vehicle bodies and maintain good …

This paper presents the first state-of-the-art review on simultaneous vibration control and
energy harvesting strategy, a multi-disciplinary topic related to structural dynamics …

Railways, as one of the most important forms of transportation, have been developed rapidly
throughout the world. Meanwhile, the energy consumption and carbon emissions of railway …

This paper proposes a novel broadband energy harvester to concurrently harvest energy
from base vibrations and wind flows by utilizing a mechanical stopper. A problem for a …

Due to swift innovations in mechanical energy harvesting (MEH) during recent years, the
findings of MEH research are prolific. The objective of the recent study is to visualise the …

In this paper, the research on mechanical motion rectification-based electromagnetic
vibration energy harvesting (MMR-based EMVEH) is reviewed comprehensively. Firstly, the …

Beneficial nonlinearities have been intentionally introduced to improve energy harvesting
performance. However, few results are reported on the issues of exploiting bistable and …

Energy harvesting in the railway industry has great potential for many applications. Energy
harvesters can provide electrical power for track-side, on-board, and infrastructure …