Frequency response of variants of a cantilever beam

The increasing importance of autonomous devices has focused on strategies of energy harvesting in order to provide the required energy for these kinds of applications. One of the possibilities to develop energy harvesting is through piezoelectric materials which can convert mechanical vibrations into electrical energy. An examination of finite element modeling of cantilever beams is discussed here and the advantages and future possibilities for fabrication are investigated. This paper highlights how researchers can create different shapes or fabrication techniques to optimize the resonant frequency based on finite element modeling.