Topic:
Vibration, Energy Harvesting, and Human Motion
Abstract:
By utilizing adaptive features, smart materials can be built as actuators and sensors. They were used as intelligent elements for vibration control of structures. On the other hand, energy can be harvested from vibration and human motion. Since there is a large amount of kinetic energy in the human body during activities, capturing human motion and converting it into electricity is envisaged to render promising prospects for sustainably powering wearables and fulfilling the continuous working requirement of IoT applications. Besides, robotic exoskeletons and smart ankle-foot prostheses that can assist people with impaired mobility have been developed. Our related work will be presented.
Biography:
Wei-Hsin Liao received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA. Since August 1997, Dr. Liao has been with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he is currently Department Chairman and Choh-Ming Li Professor of Mechanical and Automation Engineering. His research has led to publications of over 300 technical papers in international journals and conference proceedings, 21 patents in US, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, etc. He was the Conference Chair for the 20th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies in 2009; the Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, SPIE Smart Structures/NDE in 2014 and 2015. He received the T A Stewart-Dyer/F H Trevithick Prize 2005, the ASME 2008 Best Paper Award in Structures, the ASME 2017 Best Paper Award in Mechanics and Material Systems, and the ASME 2021 Energy Harvesting Best Paper Award. He is the recipient of the 2020 ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Award and the 2018 SPIE SSM Lifetime Achievement Award, to recognize his outstanding contributions to the advancement of smart structures and materials. Dr. Liao currently serves as an Associate Editor for Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, and on the Executive Editorial Board of Smart Materials and Structures. Dr. Liao is a Fellow of ASME, HKIE, and IOP.
Time: 14:30-17:30, 12nd December, 2022
Tencent Meeting ID：876-627-108
Host: Prof. Shengxi ZHOU
