Self-powered Dynamic Systems

The particular area of work is the concept of fully or partially self-powered dynamic systems requiring zero or reduced external energy inputs. A self-powered dynamic system is defined as a dynamic system powered by its own excessive kinetic energy, renewable energy or a combination of both. The technologies explored can be associated with self-powered devices (e.g. sensors), regenerative actuators, and energy harvesting. The power produced by human motion can be considered as a potential energy input to mechanical devices. A fully solar powered air vehicle is an example of a self-sustained system. A bio-inspired design using biomimetics can be employed to improve the power density of a self-powered system.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-powered_dynamic_systems

Self-powered Dynamic Systems

Representation of Self-powered Dynamic Systems

References:

Farbod Khoshnoud, Ibrahim I. Esat (Brunel), Clarence W. De Silva (UBC), Jason Rhodes, Alina Kiessling (JPL), Marco B. Quadrelli (JPL), Self-powered Solar Aerial Vehicles: towards infinite endurance UAVs, Unmanned Systems, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2020, pp. 1–23. [PDF] DOI: 10.1142/S2301385020500077

Farbod Khoshnoud, Michael McKerns, Clarence W. De Silva, Ibrahim Esat, Houman Owhadi, Self-powered Dynamic Systems in the framework of Optimal Uncertainty Quantification, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, Volume 139, Issue 9, 2017. [PDF]

Farbod Khoshnoud, Michael McKerns, Clarence W. De Silva, Ibrahim Esat, Richard H.C. Bonser, Houman Owhadi, Self-powered and Bio-inspired Dynamic Systems: Research and Education, ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 2016 [See below for page 4]

Farbod Khoshnoud, Clarence W. De Silva, et al., Mechatronics: Fundamentals and Applications, (Chapters: 1-Self-powered and Biologically Inspired Dynamic Systems, 2- Bio-MEMS Sensors and Actuators), Taylor & Francis / CRC Press, 2015.

Vladimir V. Vantsevich, Farbod Khoshnoud, Clarence W. De Silva, et al., Advanced Autonomous Vehicle Design for Severe Environments, (contributed a chapter: Mechatronics issues of vehicle control and self-powered systems), IOS Press, sponsored by NATO Advanced Science Institute, 2015.

Farbod Khoshnoud, Y. Zhang, R. Shimura, A. Shahba, G. Jin, G. Pissanidis, Y.K. Chen, Clarence W. De Silva, Energy regeneration from suspension dynamic modes and self-powered actuation, IEEE/ASME transaction on Mechatronics, Volume: 20, Issue: 5, pp. 2513 - 2524, 2015.

Farbod Khoshnoud, Jianbo Lu, Y. Zhang, Richard Folkson, C. W. De Silva, Suspension energy regeneration for random excitations and self-powered actuation, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 2549-2554, October 2014.

Farbod Khoshnoud, D. Dell, Y. K. Chen, R. K. Calay, Clarence W. de Silva, Houman Owhadi, Self-Powered Dynamic Systems, European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences, Munich, Germany, 1-5 July 2013.

Farbod Khoshnoud, Self-Powered Dynamic Systems, Wikipedia, 2013: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-powered_dynamic_systems (Wikipedia page)

Farbod Khoshnoud, Y.K. Chen, and R.K. Calay, On Power and Control Systems of Multibody Advanced Airship for Transport, International journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, Vol. 18, No. 4, 2013.

Farbod Khoshnoud, D. B. Sundar, N. M. Badi, Y. K. Chen, R. K. Calay and Clarence W. de Silva, Energy harvesting from suspension systems using regenerative force actuators, International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, Vol. 9, Nos. 3/4, pp. 294 - 311, 2013.

Farbod Khoshnoud, Y.K. Chen, and R.K. Calay, An integrated Solar-Fuel Cell Powered System for Airships, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control, Wuhan, China, June 2012.

Farbod Khoshnoud and Clarence W. de Silva, Recent advances in MEMS sensor technology - Mechanical Applications, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement, Volume 15, Issue 2, pp. 14 – 24, 2012.

Farbod Khoshnoud, Houman Owhadi, Clarence W. de Silva, Weidong Zhu and Carlos E. Ventura, Energy harvesting from ambient vibration with a nanotube based oscillator for remote vibration monitoring, Proc. of the Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Vancouver, BC, June 2011.

Panagiotis Bazios, Farbod Khoshnoud, and Ibrahim Esat, Energy harvesting from suspension system and self-powered vibration control for a seven degree of freedom vehicle model, Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, DOI: 10.1177/1464419317735990, 2017.