Energy harvesting via piezoceramics in unmanned aerial vehicles

• Main Author: Ng, Nicholas Jun Hao
• Other Authors: Erdal Kayacan
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64945
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study investigates the feasibility of vibrational energy harvesting through extracting aircraft vibrations with the aid of piezoceramic materials within the wing section of a selfdesigned and 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The piezoceramic materials are placed at different locations...