Kinematics and Dynamics of a Tensegrity-Based Water Wave Energy Harvester

A tensegrity-based water wave energy harvester is proposed. The direct and inverse kinematic problems are investigated by using a geometric method. Afterwards, the singularities and workspaces are discussed. Then, the Lagrangian method was used to develop the dynamic model considering the interactio...

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Main Authors: Min Lin, Tuanjie Li, Zhifei Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Robotics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2190231
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description A tensegrity-based water wave energy harvester is proposed. The direct and inverse kinematic problems are investigated by using a geometric method. Afterwards, the singularities and workspaces are discussed. Then, the Lagrangian method was used to develop the dynamic model considering the interaction between the harvester and water waves. The results indicate that the proposed harvester allows harvesting 13.59% more energy than a conventional heaving system. Therefore, tensegrity systems can be viewed as one alternative solution to conventional water wave energy harvesting systems.
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spelling doaj-art-7a355cf38e194164a44cfbdb23ed59482025-08-20T02:07:37ZengWileyJournal of Robotics1687-96001687-96192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/21902312190231Kinematics and Dynamics of a Tensegrity-Based Water Wave Energy HarvesterMin Lin0Tuanjie Li1Zhifei Ji2School of Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, ChinaA tensegrity-based water wave energy harvester is proposed. The direct and inverse kinematic problems are investigated by using a geometric method. Afterwards, the singularities and workspaces are discussed. Then, the Lagrangian method was used to develop the dynamic model considering the interaction between the harvester and water waves. The results indicate that the proposed harvester allows harvesting 13.59% more energy than a conventional heaving system. Therefore, tensegrity systems can be viewed as one alternative solution to conventional water wave energy harvesting systems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2190231
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