Research Areas

1. Vibration Energy Harvesting

2. Sound and Vibration Control

3. Dynamics of Smart Structures and Systems

Selected Publications

[1] Cao DX, Lu YM, Lai SK, et al., A novel soft encapsulated multi-directional and multi-modal piezoelectric vibration energy harvester, Energy, 2022, 254: 124309.

[2] Cao DX, Wang JR, Guo XY, et al., Recent advancement of flow-induced piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting techniques: principles, structures, and nonlinear designs, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2022, 43(7): 959-978.

[3] Cao DX, Xia W, Guo XY, et al., Modeling and experiment of vibro-impact vibration energy harvester based on a partial interlayer-separated piezoelectric beam, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2021, 32(8): 817-831.

[4] Cao DX, Ding XD, Guo XY, et al., Design, Simulation and Experiment for a Vortex-Induced Vibration Energy Harvester for Low-Velocity Water Flow, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2021, 8(4): 1239-1252.

[5] Cao DX, Ding XD, Guo XY, et al., Improved Flow-Induced Vibration Energy Harvester by Using Magnetic Force: An Experimental Study, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2021, 8(3): 879-887.

[6] Cao DX, Duan XJ, Guo XY, et al., Design and performance enhancement of a force-amplified piezoelectric stack energy harvester under pressure fluctuations in hydraulic pipeline systems, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020, 309: 112031.

[7] Cao DX, Wang JJ, Gao YH, Zhang W. Free vibration of variable width beam: asymptotic analysis with FEM simulation and experiment confirmation. Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 2019, 7:235-40.

[8] Cao DX, Hu WH, Gao YH, Guo XY. Vibration and energy harvesting performance of a piezoelectric phononic crystal beam. Smart Materials and Structures, 2019, 28:085014(1-12).

[9] Cao DX, Guo XY, Hu WH. A novel low-frequency broadband piezoelectric energy harvester combined with a negative stiffness vibration isolator. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2019, 30:1105-14.

[10] Cao DX, Gao YH, Wang JJ, Yao MH, Zhang W. Analytical analysis of free vibration of non-uniform and non-homogenous beams: Asymptotic perturbation approach. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2019, 65:526-34.

[11] Cao DX, Gao YH. Free vibration of non-uniform axially functionally graded beams using the asymptotic development method. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics(English Edition), 2019, 40:85-96.

[12] Cao DX, Xia W, Hu WH. Low-frequency and broadband vibration energy harvester driven by mechanical impact based on layer-separated piezoelectric beam. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 2019, 40:1777-90.

[13] Cao DX, Gao YH, Hu WH. Modeling and power performance improvement of a piezoelectric energy harvester for low-frequency vibration environments. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2019, 35:894-911.

[14] Cao DX, Gao YH, Yao MH, Zhang W. Free vibration of axially functionally graded beams using the asymptotic development method. Engineering Structures, 2018, 173:442-8.

[15] Cao DX, Liu BY, Yao MH, Zhang W. Free vibration analysis of a pre-twisted sandwich blade with thermal barrier coatings layers. Science China Technological Sciences, 2017, 60:1747-61.

Personal statement

Dr. Cao Dongxing, professor and doctoral supervisor, has presided four National Natural Science Foundation of China projects. He has published more than fifty SCI papers on international major journals and obtained more than ten Chinese invention patents.