Browsing by Subject "Smart material"
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(2017-12-08)This thesis presents a method of applying “Shape Memory Alloy” (SMA) on an overtopping wave energy converter (OWEC). A control system which can fit all sea states is necessary for OWEC to adapt to a mutative wave condition ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)This thesis describes the use of an ultrasonic goal-seeking algorithm while using ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC), an electroactive polymer, as the actuator to drive a vessel towards a goal. The signal transmitting ...