Scott Matthew Kennedy

College of Engineering

Works (7)

Updated: August 24th, 2024 05:01

2024 article

Hybrid dynamical modeling of shape memory alloy actuators with phase kinetic equations

Kennedy, S., Vlajic, N., & Perkins, E. (2024, August 5). JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES.

By: S. Kennedy n, N. Vlajic * & E. Perkins

author keywords: Cosserat model; shape memory alloy; morphing structures; phase kinetics
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Added: August 19, 2024

2023 journal article

A Self-Sensing Shape Memory Alloy Actuator Physical Reservoir Computer

IEEE SENSORS LETTERS, 7(5).

By: M. Ul Shougat  n, S. Kennedy n & E. Perkins* 

author keywords: Actuators; Reservoirs; Wires; Task analysis; Probes; Training; Shape memory alloys; Sensor applications; physical reservoir computing; self-prediction; self-sensing; shape memory alloy
TL;DR: A self-sensing shape memory alloy actuator is harnessed as a computational resource by utilizing it as a physical reservoir computer to predict the future trajectory of the actuator's end effector under various driving signals. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 5, 2023

2023 journal article

Robust self-sensing shape memory alloy actuator using a machine learning approach

SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 354.

By: S. Kennedy n, M. Ul Shougat  n & E. Perkins

author keywords: Shape memory alloy; Self-sensing; Machine learning
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Added: June 19, 2023

2022 article

Cosserat modeling for deformation configuration of shape memory alloy unimorph actuators

Kennedy, S., Vlajic, N., & Perkins, E. (2022, August 2). JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, Vol. 8.

By: S. Kennedy n, N. Vlajic * & E. Perkins n 

author keywords: Cosserat model; geometrically exact beam theory; shape memory alloy; actuators
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Added: August 15, 2022

2022 article

Discrete element method simulator for joint dynamics: a case study using a red-tailed hawk's hallux digit

Mollik, T., Kennedy, S., Ul Shougat, M. R. E., Li, X., Fitzgerald, T., Echols, S., … Perkins, E. (2022, June 2). MULTIBODY SYSTEM DYNAMICS, Vol. 6.

By: T. Mollik n, S. Kennedy n, M. Ul Shougat  n, X. Li n, T. Fitzgerald *, S. Echols, N. Kirk, L. Silverberg  n, E. Perkins n 

author keywords: Discrete element method; Dynamic simulation; Multibody; Biomechanical analysis; Skeletal system
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Added: June 13, 2022

2022 journal article

The pendulum adaptive frequency oscillator

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 179, 109361.

By: X. Li n, P. Kallepalli n, T. Mollik n, M. Ul Shougat  n, S. Kennedy n, S. Frabitore n, E. Perkins n 

author keywords: Adaptive oscillators; Pendulum; Duffing oscillator; Electromechanical system
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Added: July 5, 2022

2021 journal article

A four-state adaptive Hopf oscillator

PLOS ONE, 16(3).

By: X. Li n, M. Ul Shougat  n, S. Kennedy n, C. Fendley*, R. Dean *, A. Beal *, E. Perkins n 

MeSH headings : Computer Simulation; Equipment Design; Models, Theoretical; Robotics
TL;DR: An analog implementation of a four-state adaptive oscillator, including design, fabrication, and verification through hardware measurement, is presented, and the result is an oscillator that can learn the frequency and amplitude of an external stimulus over a large range. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 10, 2021

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