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      Design, Construction and Testing of a Hydraulic Power Take-Off for Wave Energy Converters 

      Lasa, Joseba; Antolín Urbaneja, Juan Carlos; Angulo Duque, Carlos ORCID; Estensoro, Patxi; Santos, Maider; Ricci, Pierpaolo (MDPI, 2012-06)
      This paper presents the construction, mathematical modeling and testing of a scaled universal hydraulic Power Take-Off (PTO) device for Wave Energy Converters (WECs). A specific prototype and test bench were designed and ...
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      Enhancing VTOL Multirotor Performance with a Passive Rotor Tilting Mechanism 

      Iriarte Arrese, Imanol; Iglesias Aguinaga, Iñaki; Lasa, Joseba; Calvo Soraluze, Hodei; Sierra Araujo, Basilio ORCID (IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021-04-23)
      This article discusses the benefits of introducing a simple passive mechanism to enable rotor tilting in Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) multirotor vehicles. Such a system is evaluated in relevant Urban Air Mobility ...
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      Modeling Innovative Power Take-Off Based on Double-Acting Hydraulic Cylinders Array for Wave Energy Conversion 

      Antolín, Juan Carlos; Cortes, Alain; Cabanes Axpe, Itziar; Estensoro, Patxi; Lasa, Joseba; Marcos Muñoz, Margarita (MDPI, 2015-03)
      One of the key systems of a Wave Energy Converter for extraction of wave energy is the Power Take-Off (PTO) device. This device transforms the mechanical energy of a moving body into electrical energy. This paper describes ...