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Mechanical rectifier

A mechanical rectifier is a device for converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) by means of mechanically operated switches. The… (More)
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2017
2017
Dynamical Model and Optimal Turning Gait for Mechanical Rectifier Systems
Animal locomotion can be viewed as mechanical rectification due to the dynamics that convert periodic body movements to a… (More)
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2017
2017
A MEMS based rectifier for energy harvesting
A vibrational power harvester utilizing MEMS technology for power extraction is presented in this paper. A mechanical rectifier… (More)
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2014
2014
Optimal turning gait for mechanical rectifier systems with three dimensional motion
This paper presents a method for finding the optimal turning gait of a robotic locomotor, which rectifies periodic motion of the… (More)
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2012
2012
Natural Oscillation Control of Prototype Mechanical Rectifiers
For a typical biologically inspired multi-segmental mechanical system, the system's locomotion behavior is rectified from the… (More)
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2011
2011
Optimal Gaits for Mechanical Rectifier Systems
The essential mechanism underlying animal locomotion can be viewed as mechanical rectification that converts periodic body… (More)
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2011
2011
Natural Oscillation Control Experiments on a Prototype Mechanical Rectifier
For a typical biologically inspired multi-segmental mechanical system, the system’s locomotion behavior is rectified from the… (More)
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2009
2009
A further result on the optimal harmonic gait for locomotion of mechanical rectifier systems
This paper first formally defines a general class of three dimensional rectifier systems which capture the essential aspects of… (More)
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2008
2008
Mechanical rectifier for micro electric generators
In this paper we propose a mechanical rectifier for micro electric generators. Since micro electric generators usually produce… (More)
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2008
2008
On the optimal harmonic gait for locomotion of mechanical rectifier systems
This paper formally defines a class of multibody rectifier systems that captures the essential aspects of animal locomotion, and… (More)
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2004
2004
Feedback control with central pattern generator for decentralized coordination of prototype mechanical rectifier
This paper proposes a prototype mechanical rectifier (PMR) that captures essential dynamics underlying animal locomotion by a… (More)
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