An investigation on mulitfunctional piezoelectric composite spars for energy harvesting in unmanned aerial vehicles

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Anton, S R ^a   Erturk, A ^a   Inman, D J ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy harvesting; Multifunctional materials; Piezoelectric; Self charging; Thin film batteries; Unmanned aerial vehicle

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CHARGING (BATTERIES); GLASS CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ADDED MASS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC; PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE; STORAGE CAPABILITY; STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALITY; THIN FILM BATTERY;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 85076867528     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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