Mechanical Engineering
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Miniature Air Vehicle Controlled and Propelled by Active Flow Control
Miniature Air Vehicles (MAV’s) with Active Flow Control (AFC) is an aviation invention in which the means for thrust generation, flight control and lift augmentation are created by the same fluidic actuators, located within the MAV. This can solve many of the problems that inhibit further development of the field. The most compelling reason for […] Read More >
Flexible Blade Rheometer
The innovation is a low-cost flexible extension to the standard off-the-shelf rotational blade rheometer. State of the art rotational rheometers use fixed and rigid blades, which rotate against a fluid and have limited accuracy at extremely high or low viscosities. Our inventions replaces the rigid blades with flexible blades work by utilizing fluid mechanics and […] Read More >
Automatic Flow Control for increasing drag in aircraft wings
A fluidic system is disclosed. The fluidic system comprises a switching valve having a fluidic oscillatory actuator, a first blowing actuator and a second blowing actuator. The first blowing actuator is switchable by the switching valve and is configured for producing an output of fluid flow engaging a first plane. The second blowing actuator is […] Read More >
Active Flow Technology for Motor Vehicles up to 4,500 kilograms
The InventionMiniature Air Vehicles (MAV’s) with Active Flow Control (AFC) is an aviation invention in which the means for thrust generation, flight control and lift augmentation are created by the same fluidic actuators, located within the MAV. This can solve many of the problems that inhibit further development of the field. The most compelling reason […] Read More >
Multiple Stated Electrostatically Formed Nanowire Transistors (MSET)
TECHNOLOGYElectrostatically Formed Nanowires (EFN) based transistors have been recently suggested as robust sensing (Shalev et al. 2013) and memory devices (Shalev et al. 2012). The EFN device resembles the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) four gate field-effect transistor (G4-FET) developed in 2002 (Blalock et al. 2002) which emerged from the volume inversion SOI MOSFET. The G4-FET combines MOSFET […] Read More >
autonomous pressure relieving aids for wheelchair patients
Technology Anti-pressure-ulcer non-powered wheelchair cushion with means for sensory compensation to stimulate frequent postural changes in patients with paraplegia. The patient-activated wheelchair cushion shifts the sensory mechano-stimulations that provoke movement to an anatomical site which is sensitive to such stimulations (above the spinal cord injury (SCI) level). Background and Description In situations with lack of […] Read More >
Novel Elastic Flapping-wings for Micro Air Vehicles
The technologyFlexible, 3D printed insect-inspired wings that elastically deform during flapping to improve flight performance and efficiency. The deformations are inspired by wings of beetles, adapted for different flight styles 1,2. The passive elastic deformations that the wings undergo during flapping are engineered at the fabrication stage to tailor the wing for specific flight missions […] Read More >
V-WING HYDROFOIL SURFBOARD
TAU’s innovative Water Vehicle Surfboard (WVS) is a new type of surfboard with a V-shaped hydrofoil wing equipped with means of propulsion. In one embodiment electric motor(s) attached to the hydrofoil generates the thrust required to lift the board out of the water and hover above the water surface as a low flying vehicle. The […] Read More >
