Deep-Learning-Assisted Underwater 3D Tactile Tensegrity
Research, 2023 The growth of underwater robotic applications in ocean exploration and research has created an urgent need for effective tactile sensing. Here, we propose an underwater 3-dimensional tactile tensegrity (U3DTT) based on soft self-powered triboelectric ...
Peng Xu +10 more
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Energy regeneration from suspension dynamic modes and self-powered actuation [PDF]
, 2015 Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works ...
Amir Shahba, Amir +7 more
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Prediction of Wave Energy Flux in the Bohai Sea through Automated Machine Learning
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 The rational assessment of regional energy distribution provides a scientific basis for the selection and siting of power generation units. This study, which focused on the Bohai Sea, set 31 research coordinate points in the Bohai sea for assessing the ...
Hengyi Yang, Hao Wang, Yong Ma, Minyi Xu
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Wireless sensors and IoT platform for intelligent HVAC control [PDF]
, 2018 Energy consumption of buildings (residential and non-residential) represents approximately 40% of total world electricity consumption, with half of this energy consumed by HVAC systems.
Duarte, Hélder +3 more
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel for Diving/Surfacing Device
Micromachines, 2021 Underwater robots and vehicles have received great attention due to their potential applications in remote sensing and search and rescue. A challenge for micro aquatic robots is the lack of small motors needed for three-dimensional locomotion in water ...
Jung Gi Choi +6 more
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Self-powered active lateral suspension for railway vehicles [PDF]
, 2016 This paper presents a design methodology for the development of self-powered active lateral secondary suspensions for rail vehicles. It firstly investigates the energy flows in the active lateral secondary suspensions and analyzes the conditions for self-
Li, H, Mei, TX, Wang, P, Zhang, J
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Self-powered microfluidic chips for multiplexed protein assays from whole blood [PDF]
, 2009 We report herein on a self-powered, self-contained microfluidic-based chip designed to separate plasma from whole blood, and then execute an assay of a multiplexed panel of plasma biomarker proteins.
Heath, James R. +3 more
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Thermal Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Smart Home Sensors [PDF]
, 2016 This paper investigates the use of thermoelectric energy harvesting for embedded, self-powered sensor nodes in smart homes. In particular, one such application is self-powered pressure sensing in vacuum insulation panels for ...
Chandrakasan, Anantha P +3 more
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Numerical modeling of shape and topology optimisation of a piezoelectric cantilever beam in an energy-harvesting sensor [PDF]
, 2016 Piezoelectric materials are excellent transducers for converting mechanical energy from the environment for use as electrical energy. The conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy is a key component in the development of self-powered devices ...
Liu, Jing-Sheng, Thein, Chung Ket
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In-depth understanding of boosting salinity gradient power generation by ionic diode
iScience, 2023 Summary: Ionic diodes constructed with asymmetric channel geometry and/or charge layout have shown outstanding performance in ion transport manipulation and reverse electrodialysis (RED) energy collection, but the working mechanism is still indistinct ...
Ran Peng +6 more
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