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
topics (OpenAlex): Shape Memory Alloy Transformations; Soft Robotics and Applications; Dielectric materials and actuators
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Added: August 19, 2024

2023 article

A Self-Sensing Shape Memory Alloy Actuator Physical Reservoir Computer

Shougat, M. R. E. U., Kennedy, S., & Perkins, E. (2023, April 26). IEEE Sensors Letters.

By: M. 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
topics (OpenAlex): Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing; Advanced Memory and Neural Computing; Neural dynamics and brain function
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 article

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

Kennedy, S., Shougat, M. R. E. U., & Perkins, E. (2023, February 21). Sensors and Actuators A Physical.

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

author keywords: Shape memory alloy; Self-sensing; Machine learning
topics (OpenAlex): Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
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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
topics (OpenAlex): Shape Memory Alloy Transformations; Dielectric materials and actuators; Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
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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., Shougat, M. R. E. U., Li, X. F., Fitzgerald, T., Echols, S., … Perkins, E. (2022, June 2). Multibody System Dynamics.

By: T. Mollik n, S. Kennedy n, M. 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
topics (OpenAlex): Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics; Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics; Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
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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
topics (OpenAlex): Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies; Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems; Mechanical and Optical Resonators
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Added: July 5, 2022

2021 article

A four-state adaptive Hopf oscillator

Li, X. F., Shougat, M. R. E. U., Kennedy, S., Fendley, C., Dean, R. N., Beal, A. N., & Perkins, E. (2021, March 25). PLoS ONE, Vol. 3.

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

MeSH headings : Computer Simulation; Equipment Design; Models, Theoretical; Robotics
topics (OpenAlex): Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies; Neuroscience and Neural Engineering; Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
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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