Energy Harvesting in Aerospace Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

With recent advancements in low-power integrated circuits and the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications, power sources have evolved in the aerospace industry. When it comes to such low-power electronic devices, it is necessary for them to have their own power source rather than relying on external batteries that have a limited lifespan, and in some cases, their replacement is problematic as well, e.g., wireless sensors for suborbital missions. Energy harvesting is the process by which light, thermal, solar, and kinetic energy can be converted to a usable form of energy with the ultimate objective of developing self-powered sensors, actuators, and other electronic devices. Converting mechanical, chemical, aeroelastic, light, thermal, and/or solar energy into electrical energy is a very promising field in aerospace. Energy harvesting in aerospace engineering can be achieved using either electromagnetic, electrostatic or piezoelectric transduction mechanisms. Each of these sources of energy can be used to power remote sensors, actuators or microelectronic devices. This Special Issue on “Energy Harvesting in Aerospace Engineering” aims at collecting current trends in the field, which may include the mathematical modeling, numerical modeling, experimentation, and advanced manufacturing of embedded electronics.

Prof. Dr. Paolo Gaudenzi
Dr. Hassan Elahi
Dr. Marco Eugeni
Prof. Dr. Luca Lampani
Dr. Michele Pasquali
Guest Editors

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