Works (75)

Updated: November 28th, 2024 05:01

2024 article

Algorithm for Locomotion Mode Selection, Energy Estimation and Path Planning for a Multi-terrain Screw-Propelled Vehicle for Arctic Exploration

2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS, AIM 2024, pp. 1462–1467.

By: S. Beknalkar n, M. Bryant n & A. Mazzoleni n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 25, 2024

2024 article

Development and Modal Characterization of a Scaled Underwater Kite Wing

SPECIAL TOPICS IN STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS & EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES, VOL 5, pp. 27–36.

By: C. McGuire* & M. Bryant*

author keywords: Marine; Hydroelastic; Fabrication; Kite; Energy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 25, 2024

2024 journal article

Experimental Validation of an Iterative Learning-Based Flight Trajectory Optimizer for an Underwater Kite

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, 32(4), 1240–1253.

By: J. Reed*, K. Naik n, A. Abney n, D. Herbert n, J. Fine n, A. Vadlamannati n, J. Morris n, T. Taylor* ...

author keywords: Autonomous underwater vehicles; energy harvesting; iterative learning control (ILC); marine robots; optimization; renewable energy sources
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 12, 2024

2024 article

Hardware-in-the-loop dynamic load emulation of robotic systems actuated by fluidic artificial muscles

Mazzoleni, N., & Bryant, M. (2024, April 25). JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.

By: N. Mazzoleni n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Dynamic load emulator; hardware-in-the-loop; fluidic artificial muscles; dynamics; control; soft robotics; dynamic load emulation; hydraulic artificial muscles; dynamometer; bio-inspiration
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 7, 2024

2024 article

Underwater Dynamics, Controls and Trajectory Tracking of an Amphibious Screw-propelled Vehicle for Arctic Exploration

2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS, AIM 2024, pp. 1353–1358.

By: S. Beknalkar n, M. Bryant n, S. Darbha n & A. Mazzoleni n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 25, 2024

2023 journal article

Blade element momentum theory for a skewed coaxial turbine

OCEAN ENGINEERING, 269.

By: K. Elfering n, R. Metoyer n, P. Chatterjee n, A. Mazzoleni n, M. Bryant n & K. Granlund n

author keywords: Skew; Hydrokinetic energy; Coaxial turbines; Counter-rotating turbines; Blade element momentum theory
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 4, 2023

2023 journal article

Electrohydraulic System Analysis of Variable Recruitment Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundles With Interaction Effects

JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 146(3).

By: J. Kim n & M. Bryant n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 15, 2024

2023 article

Implications of Spatially Constrained Bipennate Topology on Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundle Actuation (vol 11, 82, 2022)

Duan, E., & Bryant, M. (2023, February). ACTUATORS, Vol. 12.

By: E. Duan n & M. Bryant n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 13, 2023

2023 article

Modulation and Annihilation of Aeroelastic Limit-Cycle Oscillations Using a Variable-Frequency Disturbance Generator

Hughes, M. T., Gopalarathnam, A., & Bryant, M. (2023, February 7). AIAA JOURNAL.

By: M. Hughes n, A. Gopalarathnam n & M. Bryant n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 27, 2023

2023 article

Numerical Study of Circular-Cylinder Disturbance Generators with Rigid Splitter Plates

Jenkins, M., Babu, A. V. S., Bryant, M., & Gopalarathnam, A. (2023, October 31). AIAA JOURNAL.

By: M. Jenkins n, A. Babu*, M. Bryant n & A. Gopalarathnam n

author keywords: Vortex Induced Vibrations; Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes; Numerical Simulation; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Vortex Shedding; Unsteady Flows; Bluff Body Aerodynamics; Vortex Generators; Shear Layers; Vortex Wake
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 13, 2023

2023 article

Optimal Cyclic Control of a Structurally Constrained Span-Morphing Underwater Kite in a Spatiotemporally Varying Flow

2023 AMERICAN CONTROL CONFERENCE, ACC, pp. 2084–2090.

By: J. Fine*, C. McGuire n, J. Reed n, M. Bryant n & C. Vermillion n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 11, 2024

2022 article

Analytical wake model for coaxial dual-rotor turbines

2022 OCEANS HAMPTON ROADS.

By: M. Hassan n, M. Bryant n, A. Mazzoleni n, P. Ramaprabhu* & K. Granlund n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 13, 2023

2022 journal article

Autonomous Closed-Loop Experimental Characterization and Dynamic Model Validation of a Scaled Underwater Kite

JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 144(7).

By: A. Abney n, J. Reed n, K. Naik n, S. Bryant n, D. Herbert n, Z. Leonard n, A. Vadlamannati n, M. Mook n ...

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 6, 2022

2022 article

Characterization of the Steady-State Operating Conditions of Tethered Coaxial Turbines

2022 OCEANS HAMPTON ROADS.

By: V. Williams n, S. Bryant n, S. Agrawal n, A. Mazzoleni n, K. Granlund n, P. Ramaprabhu*, M. Bryant n

author keywords: Coaxial turbine; hydrokinetic energy; blade-element momentum; skew; nonuniform inflow; tethered energy devices
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 13, 2023

2022 article

Control of a dynamic load emulator for hardware-in-the-loop testing of fluidic artificial muscle bundles

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION XII, Vol. 12041.

By: N. Mazzoleni n, J. Kim n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Fluidic artificial muscles; hardware-in-the-loop; load emulator; cyber-physical system; bioinspired robotics
TL;DR: A linear hydraulic characterization testing platform that will allow for the testing of different types of variable recruitment bundle configurations under different loading conditions and the ability of this admittance controller to emulate different inertial, stiffness, and damping properties in simulation is tested. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 29, 2022

2022 article

Demonstration of a Towed Coaxial Turbine Subscale Prototype for Hydrokinetic Energy Harvesting in Skew

2022 OCEANS HAMPTON ROADS.

By: S. Agrawal n, V. Williams n, X. Tong n, M. Hassan n, M. Muglia, M. Bryant n, K. Granlund n, P. Ramaprabhu*, A. Mazzoleni n

author keywords: Ocean energy; Dual rotor; Coaxial turbine; Hydrokinetic energy; Blade-element momentum; Skew; Tethered energy devices
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 13, 2023

2022 article

Experimental Investigation of Boundary Condition Effects in Bipennate Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundles

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION XII, Vol. 12041.

By: R. Hart n, E. Duan n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: pennate topology; soft actuators; fluidic artificial muscles; muscle topology; bioinspired
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 29, 2022

2022 journal article

Implications of Spatially Constrained Bipennate Topology on Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundle Actuation

ACTUATORS, 11(3).

By: E. Duan n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: biomimetic; pennate topology; soft actuators; fluidic artificial muscles; muscle topology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 8, 2022

2022 article

Increased Energy Conversion with a Horizontal Axis Turbine in Translation

2022 OCEANS HAMPTON ROADS.

By: R. Metoyer n, M. Bryant n, K. Granlundt n & A. Mazzoleni n

author keywords: marine hydrokinetic energy; translating turbine; momentum theory; renewable energy
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 13, 2023

2022 journal article

Leading-edge-vortex tailoring on unsteady airfoils using an inverse aerodynamic approach

PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 34(5).

By: A. Suresh Babu*, S. Narsipur*, M. Bryant n & A. Gopalarathnam n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 31, 2022

2022 journal article

Motor unit buckling in variable recruitment fluidic artificial muscle bundles: implications and mitigations

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 31(3).

By: N. Mazzoleni*, J. Kim* & M. Bryant*

author keywords: bioinspiration; fluidic artificial muslces; variable recruitment; McKibben actuators; motor unit buckling
TL;DR: Overall, the results show that using a resistive force mitigation strategy such as tendons can completely eliminate resistive forces, increase volumetric energy density, and increase system efficiency for certain loading cases. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Control and Control Allocation for Bimodal, Rotary Wing, Rolling-Flying Vehicles

JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 13(5).

By: S. Atay n, M. Bryant n & G. Buckner n

author keywords: control allocation; mobile robotics; multirotor vehicles; nonlinear control systems; dynamics; flying robots; mobile robots; theoretical kinematics
TL;DR: A robust method for controlling the terrestrial motion of a bimodal multirotor vehicle that can roll and fly and that correctly determines a thrust-minimizing solution in real-time is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 7, 2021

2021 journal article

Design, analysis, and validation of an orderly recruitment valve for bio-inspired fluidic artificial muscles

BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 17(2).

By: D. Vemula n, J. Kim n, N. Mazzoleni n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: fluidic artificial muscle; variable recruitment; McKibben actuator
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
TL;DR: An orderly recruitment valve (ORV) concept is proposed that enables orderly recruitment of multiple FAMs in the system using a single valve and offers a simpler and more compact valving architecture at the expense of moderate losses in control flexibility and performance. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 7, 2022

2021 journal article

Finite wing lift during water-to-air transition

PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS, 6(5).

By: W. Weisler n, R. Waghela n, K. Granlund n & M. Bryant n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 13, 2021

2021 journal article

Genetic Algorithm-Based Optimal Design of a Rolling-Flying Vehicle

JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 13(5).

By: T. Jenkins n, S. Atay n, G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: actuators and transmissions; flying robots; mobile robots; robot design
TL;DR: This work builds on current approaches in quadrotor optimization by leveraging a variety of models and formulations from literature and demonstrating the implementation of various design constraints and improves upon current ad-hoc rolling-flying vehicle designs created in previous studies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 7, 2021

2021 journal article

Modeling of Resistive Forces and Buckling Behavior in Variable Recruitment Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundles

ACTUATORS, 10(3).

By: J. Kim n, N. Mazzoleni n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: fluidic artificial muscles; McKibben actuators; variable recruitment
TL;DR: A model to quantify this resistive force observed in inactive and low-pressure FAMs and study its implications on the performance of a variable recruitment bundle is proposed and an empirical-based correction method is proposed to improve the model to fit experimental data. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 19, 2021

2021 journal article

Modeling, simulation, and equilibrium analysis of tethered coaxial dual-rotor ocean current turbines

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, 243.

By: R. Metoyer n, P. Chatterjee n, K. Elfering n, M. Bryant n, K. Granlund n & A. Mazzoleni n

author keywords: Ocean energy; Hydrokinetic energy; Coaxial turbines; Tethered turbine dynamics; Inclined axis turbine
TL;DR: A computational model of a dual-rotor coaxial turbine is presented, and the model is employed to explore the equilibrium behavior of the turbine with variations in parameters and may be used to inform application-specific coaxial turbines design and to develop additional targeted empirical and simulation studies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 30, 2021

2021 journal article

The Spherical Rolling-Flying Vehicle: Dynamic Modeling and Control System Design

JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 13(5).

By: S. Atay n, M. Bryant n & G. Buckner n

author keywords: mobile robotics; rolling quadrotor; bi-modal vehicles; control; dynamics; flying robots; mobile robots; theoretical kinematics
TL;DR: This paper presents the dynamic modeling and control of a bi-modal, multirotor vehicle that is capable of omnidirectional terrestrial rolling andMultirotor flight, with experimental validation on the theoretical development of a terrestrial dynamic model and control systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 7, 2021

2021 journal article

Theoretical and experimental investigation of an unsteady airfoil in the presence of external flow disturbances

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 921.

By: A. SureshBabu n, A. Medina*, M. Rockwood*, M. Bryant n & A. Gopalarathnam n

author keywords: vortex dynamics
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Aeroelastic inverse: Estimation of aerodynamic loads during large amplitude limit cycle oscillations

JOURNAL OF FLUIDS AND STRUCTURES, 98.

By: B. Kirschmeier n, G. Pash n, Z. Gianikos n, A. Medina*, A. Gopalarathnam n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Nonlinear aeroelasticity; Limit cycle oscillation; Aeroelastic inverse; Power analysis
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Amplitude Annihilation in Wake-Influenced Aeroelastic Limit-Cycle Oscillations

AIAA JOURNAL, 58(9), 4117–4127.

By: B. Kirschmeier n, Z. Gianikos n, A. Gopalarathnam n & M. Bryant n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 28, 2020

2020 journal article

Design and testing of a centrifugal fluidic device for populating microarrays of spheroid cancer cell cultures

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, 14(1).

By: W. Weisler n, S. Miller n, S. Jernigan n, G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n

TL;DR: A centrifugal fluidic device was developed and tested for rapid extraction of spheroids from a 96-well plate and subsequent deposition into a molded agar receiver block, indicating that the proposed device is capable of a high capture success rate and high sample planarity. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 30, 2020

2020 journal article

Dynamic Modeling for Bi-Modal, Rotary Wing, Rolling-Flying Vehicles

JOURNAL OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 142(11).

By: S. Atay n, G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n

TL;DR: This paper is the first to offer a complete and rigorous derivation, simulation, and validation of the vehicle's terrestrial rolling dynamics of the bi-modal multirotor vehicle that can roll and fly. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Energetic analysis and optimization of a bi-modal rolling-flying vehicle

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT ROBOTICS AND APPLICATIONS, 4(1), 3–20.

By: S. Atay n, T. Jenkins n, G. Buckner n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Bi-modal vehicle; Blade element momentum theory; Mobile robotics; Power optimization
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Limit cycle characterization of an aeroelastic wing in a bluff body wake

JOURNAL OF FLUIDS AND STRUCTURES, 95(0).

By: Z. Gianikos n, B. Kirschmeier n, A. Gopalarathnam n & M. Bryant n

Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Pennate actuators: force, contraction and stiffness

BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 15(4).

By: T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant*

author keywords: soft robots; hierarchical actuators; variable stiffness actuators; variable impedance actuators; McKibben muscle; artificial muscle; adaptive actuators
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomimetic Materials; Equipment Design / methods; Models, Biological; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Proof of Concept Study; Stress, Mechanical; Stress, Physiological
TL;DR: This work expands on previous pennate actuator studies by deriving constitutive force, contraction, and stiffness models for a general pennates actuator, where the constituent fibers can be constructed from any linear actuator. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 15, 2020

2020 article

The Effect of Resistive Forces in Variable Recruitment Fluidic Artificial Muscle Bundles: A Configuration Study

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION X, Vol. 11374.

By: N. Mazzoleni n, J. Kim n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Fluidic artificial muscles; variable recruitment; inactive/partially activated motor units; resistive forces
TL;DR: The results still show that the tendon configuration can have higher maximum load capacity and efficiency than the fixed-end configuration and that the specific application and system requirements will dictate the proper configuration choice. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 2, 2021

2019 journal article

Analysis of tension-tunable clamped-clamped piezoelectric beams for harvesting energy from wind and vibration

JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 30(16), 2405–2420.

By: P. Chatterjee n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: aeroelasticity; transfer-matrix method; piezoelectricity; energy harvesting; limit cycle oscillations; structural nonlinearity; base excitation; applied tension
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 19, 2019

2019 article

Bio-inspired orderly recruitment valve for fluidic articial muscles

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION IX, Vol. 10965.

By: D. Vemula n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: McKibben muscle; fluidic artificial muscle; orderly recruitment; variable recruitment; bio-inspired; hydrualic systems
TL;DR: The objective of this research is to design and analyze a novel hydraulic orderly recruitment valve (ORV) for actuation of fluidic artificial muscle (FAM) systems and to characterize its behavior and understand the dynamics of the system. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 30, 2019

2019 journal article

Dual-Actuator Disc Theory for Turbines in Yaw

AIAA JOURNAL, 57(5), 2204–2208.

By: D. Khatri n, P. Chatterjee n, R. Metoyer n, A. Mazzoleni n, M. Bryant n & K. Granlund n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 21, 2019

2019 journal article

Dynamic Modeling of Passively Draining Structures for Aerial-Aquatic Unmanned Vehicles

IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING, 45(3), 840–850.

By: W. Stewart n, W. Weisler n, M. Anderson*, M. Bryant n & K. Peters n

author keywords: Vehicle dynamics; Buoyancy; Atmospheric modeling; Mathematical model; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Underwater vehicles; Aircraft; Cross-domain vehicle; flying submarine; submersible aircraft; unmanned aerial-aquatic vehicle; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 10, 2020

2019 article

Toward synergistic performance of integrated wind-solar hybrid energy harvesting structures

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS XIII, Vol. 10967.

By: N. Mazzoleni n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: hybrid energy harvesting; aeroelasticity; tensioned ribbon; synergistic wake interactions; piezoelectricity
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 11, 2019

2019 article

Variable stiffness soft robotics using pennate muscle architecture

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION IX, Vol. 10965.

By: T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Bio-inspired; soft robotics; variable stiffness; McKibben muscle; pennate muscle; actuator
TL;DR: A model for a bio-inspired variable-stiffness pennate actuator is developed, allowing roboticists to make informed design decisions and understand associated tradeoffs when recreating the remarkable properties of pennate musculature. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 30, 2019

2018 journal article

Aeroelastic-photovoltaic ribbons for integrated wind and solar energy harvesting

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 27(8).

By: P. Chatterjee n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: energy harvesting; hybrid; piezoelectricity; limit cycle oscillations; nonlinearity; solar; phase portrait
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 article

Bio-inspired passive variable recruitment of fluidic artificial muscles

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION VIII, Vol. 10593.

By: E. Chapman n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Fluidic Artificial Muscle; McKibben Muscle; Hydraulic Artificial Muscle; Bio-Inspired; Efficiency
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 14, 2019

2018 journal article

Bioinspired passive variable recruitment of fluidic artificial muscles

JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 29(15), 3067–3081.

By: E. Chapman n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Fluidic artificial muscle; McKibben muscle; hydraulic artificial muscle; bioinspired; efficiency
TL;DR: The results of this analysis indicate the efficacy of using the passive recruitment control method is advantageous in cases where a wide range of displacements and forces are necessary and can increase efficiency when the system primarily operates in a low-force regime but requires occasional bursts of high-force capability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 19, 2018

2018 journal article

Control design in cyber-physical fluid-structure interaction experiments

JOURNAL OF FLUIDS AND STRUCTURES, 82, 86–100.

By: R. Waghela n, M. Bryant n & F. Wu n

author keywords: Cyber-physical fluid dynamics; Fluid-structure interaction; Galloping; Airfoil aeroelastic flutter; Flow-induced instabilities; Virtual spring; Virtual damping; H-infinity control; Haptics; Flow-induced motion
TL;DR: Comparing the critical instability flow velocity and oscillation frequency of the CPS with different control designs and the desired mechanical structure demonstrates that the internal structure of the controller is crucial to fully matching the response of the desired structure. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 19, 2018

2018 journal article

Design and analysis of electrohydraulic pressure systems for variable recruitment in fluidic artificial muscles

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 27(10).

By: E. Chapman, T. Jenkins* & M. Bryant*

author keywords: fluidic artificial muscles; McKibben muscle; variable recruitment; hydraulic artificial muscle; bio-inspired; efficiency
TL;DR: A coupled dynamic model of the FAM system is developed and applied to study the implications of hydraulic power system architecture for both variable recruitment actuator bundles and equivalent single-muscle actuators, revealing that variable recruitment offers bandwidth advantages over the single equivalent actuator regardless of the hydraulic power architecture that is selected. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 16, 2018

2018 journal article

Model-based feedforward and cascade control of hydraulic McKibben muscles

SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 275, 88–98.

By: M. Meller*, B. Kogan*, M. Bryant n & E. Garcia*

author keywords: McKibben muscle; Fluidic artificial muscle; Hydraulic artificial muscle; Fluid power control; Hydraulic control; Robotics
TL;DR: Three different controllers developed for a loaded robotic arm actuated with oil-hydraulic McKibben muscles are investigated, showing that a simple proportional-integral controller has significant phase lag and attenuation at the higher frequencies tested; including the feedforward term almost completely eliminates these. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 conference paper

Control design for high-fidelity cyber-physical systems with applications to experimental fluid-structure interaction studies

Proceedings of the asme conference on smart materials adaptive.

By: R. Waghela n & M. Bryant n

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Aeroelastic modeling of a Piezo-Solar tensioned energy harvesting ribbon

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2016, Vol. 9799.

By: P. Chatterjee n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Transfer Matrix Method (TMM); aeroelastic flutter; piezo solar ribbon; hybrid energy harvesting; applied axial load; Theodorsen unsteady aerodynamics; reduced frequency; discontinuous structure
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Bio-inspired online variable recruitment control of fluidic artificial muscles

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 25(12).

By: T. Jenkins n, E. Chapman n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: McKibben muscle; fluidic artificial muscle; hydraulic artificial muscle; actuator; variable recruitment; bio-inspired; switching control
TL;DR: This study addresses the creation and characterization of novel, on-line FAM switching control algorithms based on bio-inspired algorithms implemented in conjunction with a PID and model-based controller, and applied to a simulated plant model. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Control approach development for variable recruitment artificial muscles

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2016, Vol. 9799.

By: T. Jenkins n, E. Chapman n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: McKibben muscle; fluidic artificial muscle; hydraulic artificial muscle; actuator; variable recruitment; bio-inspired; hybrid control; switching control
TL;DR: This study characterizes hybrid control approaches for the variable recruitment of fluidic artificial muscles with double acting (antagonistic) actuation and provides insight into switching control scheme effects on working fluids, fabrication material choices, actuator modeling, and controller development decisions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Dynamic Modeling, Analysis, and Testing of a Variable Buoyancy System for Unmanned Multidomain Vehicles

IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING, 42(3), 511–521.

By: M. MacLeod n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Actuators; marine vehicles; multidomain; unmanned aerial vehicles; variable buoyancy systems
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Improving actuation efficiency through variable recruitment hydraulic McKibben muscles: modeling, orderly recruitment control, and experiments

BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS, 11(6).

By: M. Meller*, J. Chipka*, A. Volkov*, M. Bryant n & E. Garcia*

author keywords: McKibben muscle; hydraulic artificial muscle (HAM); variable recruitment; energy efficiency; robotics; fluid power; hydraulic control systems
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Biomimetic Materials; Biomimetics / methods; Efficiency; Equipment Design; Humans; Motor Neurons; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Robotics / instrumentation
TL;DR: This work investigates reducing servovalve throttling losses by using a selective recruitment artificial muscle bundle comprised of three motor units, and develops a real-time orderly recruitment controller with pressure-based thresholds. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 conference paper

Parametric study of a fluidic artificial muscle actuated electrohydraulic system

Proceedings of the asme conference on smart materials adaptive.

By: E. Chapman n, T. Jenkins n & M. Bryant n

Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Structured Identification of Reduced-Order Models of Power Systems in a Differential-Algebraic Form

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 32(1), 198–207.

By: S. Nabavi* & A. Chakrabortty n

author keywords: Model reduction; nonlinear least squares; swing equation; synchrophasors; system identification
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Toward efficient aeroelastic energy harvesting through limit cycle shaping

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2016, Vol. 9799.

By: B. Kirschmeier n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Limit cycle oscillations; energy harvesting; leading edge vortex
TL;DR: A reduced order dynamic stall model is employed on a nonlinear aeroelastic structural model to investigate whether the parameters of a fully passive aeroElastic device can be tuned to produce limit cycle oscillations at desired kinematics, and demonstrates that it is possible to tune system parameters such that a desired limit cycle trajectory can be achieved. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Variable Buoyancy System for Unmanned Multi-Domain Vehicles

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2016, Vol. 9799.

By: M. MacLeod n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: actuators; buoyancy systems; marine vehicles; multi-domain; unmanned aerial vehicles
TL;DR: A VBS actuator design that targets multi-domain vehicle design objectives of high endurance, stealth, and underwater loitering and features a rigid ballast tank with an inner elastic bladder connected to a hydraulic pump and a proportionally controlled vent valve. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 conference paper

Electrohydraulic modeling of a fluidic artificial muscle actuation system for robot locomotion

ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 2015, vol 1.

By: E. Chapman n, M. Macleod n & M. Bryant n

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Modeling of the energy savings of variable recruitment McKibben muscle bundles

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION 2015, Vol. 9429.

By: M. Meller*, J. Chipka*, M. Bryant n & E. Garcia*

author keywords: McKibben muscle; energetics; efficiency; variable recruitment; fluid power; hydraulic control systems
TL;DR: Simulations of several different loading scenarios are discussed that reveal the benefits of such an actuation scheme, and greatly lessens the pressure drops by effectively changing the actuator area, leading to much higher efficiencies over a broader operation envelope. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Soap film flow visualization investigation of oscillating wing energy harvesters

BIOINSPIRATION, BIOMIMETICS, AND BIOREPLICATION 2015, Vol. 9429.

By: B. Kirschmeier n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: Soap film; oscillating wing; wing mill; fluid structure interaction; leading edge vortex
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Structural modelling of a compliant flexure flow energy harvester

Chatterjee, P., & Bryant, M. (2015, September). SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, Vol. 24.

By: P. Chatterjee n & M. Bryant n

author keywords: aeroelastic flutter; compliant flexure; transfer matrix method; structural response; energy harvesting; piezoelectric; modal convergence
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 conference paper

Transfer Matrix Modeling of a Tensioned Piezo-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Ribbon

Active and passive smart structures and integrated systems 2015, 9431.

By: P. Chatterjee n & M. Bryant n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Climbing Robot Actuated by Meso-Hydraulic Artificial Muscles

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2014, Vol. 9057.

By: M. Bryant n, J. Fitzgerald*, S. Miller*, J. Saltzman*, S. Kim*, Y. Lin*, E. Garcia*

author keywords: climbing robot; wall climbing; bio-inspired; artificial muscle; McKibben muscle; hydraulic muscle
TL;DR: The design, construction, experimental characterization, and system testing of a legged, wall-climbing robot actuated by meso-scale hydraulic artificial muscles is presented, and a four-limb climbing robot platform is constructed and is currently being tested to investigate and demonstrate this actuation method. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 conference paper

Design of a compliant flexure joint for use in a flow energy harvester

Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, 2014, vol 2.

By: P. Chatterjee n & M. Bryant n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Aerostructure Actuation

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SMART STRUCTURES AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS 2014, Vol. 9057.

By: M. Bryant n, M. Pizzonia*, M. Mehallow* & E. Garcia*

author keywords: energy harvesting; flutter; aeroelasticity; piezoelectric; aeroelectroelastic; self-powered actuator
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Low-Order Modeling of the Unsteady Aerodynamics in Flapping Wings

JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT, 52(5), 1586–1595.

By: J. Gomez*, M. Bryant n & E. Garcia*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Variable recruitment fluidic artificial muscles: modeling and experiments

Bryant, M., Meller, M. A., & Garcia, E. (2014, July). SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, Vol. 23.

By: M. Bryant n, M. Meller* & E. Garcia*

author keywords: McKibben muscle; fluidic artificial muscle; hydraulic artificial muscle; (FMC)-M-2; variable recruitment; muscle bundle; bioinspired; efficiency
TL;DR: The analysis shows that variable recruitment operation can create an actuator that reduces throttling valve losses to operate more efficiently over a broader range of its force–strain operating space. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Reduced-Order Aerodynamic Modeling of Flapping Wing Energy Harvesting at Low Reynolds Number

AIAA JOURNAL, 51(12), 2771–2782.

By: M. Bryant*, J. Gomez* & E. Garcia*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Designing maximum power output into piezoelectric energy harvesters

Smart Materials and Structures, 21(8), 085008.

By: M. Shafer*, M. Bryant* & E. Garcia*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2012 journal article

Erratum: Designing maximum power output into piezoelectric energy harvesters

Smart Materials and Structures, 21(10), 109601.

By: M. Shafer*, M. Bryant* & E. Garcia*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Wake synergies enhance performance in aeroelastic vibration energy harvesting

JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 23(10), 1131–1141.

By: M. Bryant*, R. Mahtani* & E. Garcia*

author keywords: energy harvesting; piezoelectric; flutter; flapping; aeroelasticity; fluid-structure interaction; smoke flow visualization; wake interaction; array spacing; inverted drafting
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Aeroelastic flutter energy harvester design: the sensitivity of the driving instability to system parameters

SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 20(12).

By: M. Bryant*, E. Wolff* & E. Garcia*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Modeling and testing of a novel aeroelastic flutter energy harvester

Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 133.

By: M. Bryant* & E. Garcia*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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