# overview
Dr. Wang's research interests focus on the dynamic features and practical applications associated with intelligent systems and multifunctional structures. The unique properties she seeks to obtain apply to applications such as sensing, energy harvesting, robotics, dynamics, control, and biomedical devices. The overall goal of her research is to be vibrant and adaptable to high-impact innovations in the areas of mechanical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

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Low Frequency Broadband Energy Harvesting

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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4603 Computer Vision And Multimedia Computation

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Shutter

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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Synchronized Switch Energy Harvesting On Inductance

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics

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University of Puerto Rico System - (San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States)

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Shandong University - (Jinan, Shandong, China)

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Virginia Tech - (Blacksburg, Virginia, United States)

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A comparative study on the mechatronic and electronic self-powered synchronized switch interfaces for piezoelectric energy harvesting systems

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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SPIO-Au core-shell nanoparticles for promoting osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells: Concentration-dependence study.

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Systematic study of dual resonant rectilinear-to-rotary motion converter for low frequency vibrational energy harvesting

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Multifunctional magneto-Au/mSiO<inf>2</inf> core-shell nanoparticles for advanced theranostics: Synthesis and modeling

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Gait and Gait Transition for a Robot With Two Actuated Spoke Wheels

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Editorial: Women in science: Materials 2021

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Ground-Based Response of a Spinning, Cyclic Symmetric Rotor Assembled to a Flexible Stationary Housing via Multiple Bearings

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Extending the magnetoelectric efficiency of an MFC/brass/NdFeB energy harvester by coupling a pair of movable magnets

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Falling-film thermosyphons: Application to water harvesting from humid gas streams

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A Novel Chopped Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor for Detecting the Presence of Stationary and Moving Occupants

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Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges of Magneto-Plasmonic Nanoparticles under Remote Magnetic and Light Stimulation for Brain-Tissue and Cellular Regeneration.

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A survey of control strategies for simultaneous vibration suppression and energy harvesting via piezoceramics

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A Customized Convolutional Neural Network Model Integrated With Acceleration-Based Smart Insole Toward Personalized Foot Gesture Recognition

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Experimental characterization of simultaneous gust alleviation and energy harvesting for multifunctional wing spars

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Toe Tapping Based Falling Risk Evaluation for Patients With Parkinson's Disease Using Monitoring Insoles

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Systematic Design of a Piezo-Electric Stack Energy Harvester From Walking Locomotion

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Insole-Based Falling Risk Evaluation for Patients With Parkinson's Disease Through Walking While Holding a Cup of Water

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Thermocouple-tip-exposing temperature assessment technique for evaluating photothermal conversion efficiency of plasmonic nanoparticles at low laser power density.

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Finite element analysis and experimental study on dynamic properties of a composite beam with viscoelastic damping

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Comparison of Control Laws for Vibration Suppression Based on Energy Consumption

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Experimental Validation for a Multifunctional Wing Spar with Sensing, Harvesting, and Gust Alleviation Capabilities

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Viscoelastic behavior of a composite beam using finite element method: Experimental and numerical assessment

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Daily Locomotor Movement Recognition with a Smart Insole and a Pre-defined Route Map: Towards Early Motor Dysfunction Detection

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Parametric Study of Low Frequency Broadband Rectilinear-to-Rotary Vibrational Energy Harvesting

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Bioactive superparamagnetic iron oxide-gold nanoparticles regulated by a dynamic magnetic field induce neuronal Ca2+ influx and differentiation.

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Experimental Validation for a Multifunctional Wing Spar With Sensing, Harvesting, and Gust Alleviation Capabilities

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Blood-brain barrier crossing using magnetic stimulated nanoparticles.

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Repulsive magnetic levitation-based ocean wave energy harvester with variable resonance: Modeling, simulation and experiment

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A Low-Power Electric-Mechanical Driving Approach for True Occupancy Detection Using a Shuttered Passive Infrared Sensor

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Non-contact magnetically coupled rectilinear-rotary oscillations to exploit low-frequency broadband energy harvesting with frequency up-conversion

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Age-Dependent Mobility Decline Analysis Through Sequential Foot Motion Reproduction

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Energy Harvesting of Piezoelectric Stack Actuator From a Shock Event

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Deformable force amplification frame promoting piezoelectric stack energy harvesting: Parametric model, experiments and energy analysis

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Mobility and geometrical analysis of a two actuated spoke wheel robot modeled as a mechanism with variable topology

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Distinguishing Medication ON and OFF for Parkinson's Disease Through Repetitive Foot Motion Recognition and Analysis

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Magnetic Fields and Magnetically Stimulated Gold-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Differentially Modulate L-Type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Activity in Midbrain Neurons

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A Coarse Fingerprint-Assisted Multiple Target Indoor Device-Free Localization With Visible Light Sensing

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A Sensor Fusion Based Pan-Tilt Platform for Activity Tracking and Fall Detection

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Experimental and Finite Element Analysis for a Multifunctional Beam with Frequency-dependent Viscoelastic Behavior

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Remote Recognition of In-Bed Postures Using a Thermopile Array Sensor With Machine Learning

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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All-passive nonlinear electromagnetic metastructure for simultaneous energy harvesting and earthquake mitigation

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Electromechanical comparison of cantilevered beams with multifunctional piezoceramic devices

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Indoor Occupancy Sensing via Networked Nodes (2012-2022): A Review

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Compressive Sensing Based Indoor Occupancy Positioning Using a Single Thermopile Point Detector With a Coded Binary Mask

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Systematic study of dual resonant rectilinear-to-rotary motion converter for low frequency vibrational energy harvesting

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Occupancy Detection and Localization by Monitoring Nonlinear Energy Flow of a Shuttered Passive Infrared Sensor

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Promoting Occupancy Detection Accuracy Using On-Device Lifelong Learning

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Experimental Validation of Simultaneous Gust Alleviation and Energy Harvesting for Multifunctional Composite Wing Spars

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Improving Indoor Occupancy Detection Accuracy of the SLEEPIR Sensor Using LSTM Models

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A nonlinear interface integrated lever mechanism for piezoelectric footstep energy harvesting

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Superparamagnetic iron oxide-enclosed hollow gold nanostructure with tunable surface plasmon resonances to promote near-infrared photothermal conversion

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Infrared-ultrasonic sensor fusion for support vector machine-based fall detection

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Displacement-amplified piezoelectric heel charger to generate power on-the-go

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Amplified energy harvester from footsteps: design, modeling, and experimental analysis

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Superparamagnetic iron oxide-gold nanoparticles conjugated with porous coordination cages: Towards controlled drug release for non-invasive neuroregeneration.

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Composites with simultaneous vibration control, energy harvesting and self-sensing capabilities

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Simultaneous energy harvesting and gust alleviation for a multifunctional wing spar using reduced energy control laws via piezoceramics

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Synchronized Switch Harvesting on Inductor Interface to Promote Piezoelectric Stack Energy Harvesting From Human Walking

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SLEEPIR: Synchronized Low-Energy Electronically Chopped PIR Sensor for True Presence Detection

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Personalized dynamic transport of magnetic nanorobots inside the brain vasculature.

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Unobtrusive Sensor-Based Occupancy Facing Direction Detection and Tracking Using Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A dual electromagnetic array with intrinsic frequency up-conversion for broadband vibrational energy harvesting

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Energy-based comparison of various controllers for vibration suppression using piezoceramics

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Viscoelastic modeling of a functionally graded hybrid composite beam using finite element modleing

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Experimental and Finite Element Analysis for a Multifunctional Beam with Frequency-dependent Viscoelastic Behavior

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Stationary and Moving Occupancy Detection Using the SLEEPIR Sensor Module and Machine Learning

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Support Vector Machine-Based Face Direction Detection Using an Infrared Array Sensor

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A finite element modeling of a multifunctional hybrid composite beam with viscoelastic materials

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Systematic parameter study of a nonlinear electromagnetic energy harvester with matched magnetic orientation: Numerical simulation and experimental investigation

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Occupancy Detection Using a Temperature-Sensitive Adaptive Algorithm

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A dual resonant rectilinear-to-rotary oscillation converter for low frequency broadband electromagnetic energy harvesting

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Vascular Fluid Damping of Flexible Multifunctional Composite Cantilevers: Experiment, Modeling and Analysis

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Performance Optimization of the SLEEPIR Sensor Towards Indoor Stationary Occupancy Detection

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Mobility and Geometrical Analysis of a Two Actuated Spoke Wheel Robot Modeled as a Mechanism With Variable Topology

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Turning a pyroelectric infrared motion sensor into a high-accuracy presence detector by using a narrow semi-transparent chopper

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Monitoring Insole (MONI): A Low Power Solution Toward Daily Gait Monitoring and Analysis

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Simultaneous energy harvesting and gust alleviation for a multifunctional composite wing spar using reduced energy control via piezoceramics

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Input-dependent performance study of a nonlinear piezoelectric energy harvester

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Damping analysis of a flexible cantilever beam containing an internal fluid channel: Experiment, modeling and analysis

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Three-Dimensional Kinematic Analysis of a Two Actuated Spoke Wheel Robot Based on Its Equivalency to a Serial Manipulator

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SHUTTERED PASSIVE INFRARED SENSOR FOR OCCUPANCY DETECTION: EXPLORING A LOW POWER ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DRIVING APPROACH

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Bayes Filter-Based Occupancy Detection Using Networked SLEEPIR Sensors

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Smart insoles review (2008-2021): Applications, potentials, and future

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Promoting neuroregeneration by applying dynamic magnetic fields to a novel nanomedicine: Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-gold nanoparticles bounded with nerve growth factor (NGF).

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Boosting the efficiency of a footstep piezoelectric-stack energy harvester using the synchronized switch technology

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Airfoil-based electromagnetic energy harvester containing parallel array motion between moving coil and multi-pole magnets towards enhanced power density.

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Vibration characteristics of magnetic nano fluids-filled flexible cantilevers under varied magnetic fields

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Theoretical and Experimental Comparison of Two Controllers for Vibration Suppression with Minimum Energy

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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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Piezoelectric stack energy harvesting with a force amplification frame: Modeling and experiment

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Improved nonlinear energy harvester with matched magnetic orientation

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Engineered nanomedicine for neuroregeneration: light emitting diode-mediated superparamagnetic iron oxide-gold core-shell nanoparticles functionalized by nerve growth factor.

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Maximum power point tracking for a multi-layered piezoelectric heel charger with a levered mechanism toward impact-based energy harvesting.

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Indoor Occupancy Estimation Using Particle Filter and SLEEPIR Sensor System

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Robust Foot Motion Recognition Using Stride Detection and Weak Supervision-Based Fast Labeling

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Three-Dimensional Kinematic Analysis of a Two Actuated Spoke Wheel Robot Based on Its Equivalency to a Serial Manipulator

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Electronic Damping in Multifunctional Systems

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Nanomaterial Energy Harvesting and Sensing (NES) Lab