This paper presents a novel modelling method to study the thrust generation mechanism of biplane flapping wings made of thin and highly deformable membrane.Based on the principle of strain energy equivalence,the membr...This paper presents a novel modelling method to study the thrust generation mechanism of biplane flapping wings made of thin and highly deformable membrane.Based on the principle of strain energy equivalence,the membrane structures were modelled by mass-spring systems.The aerodynamic loads were calculated by a simplified quasi-steady aerodynamic model with consideration of the clap-and-fling mechanism.The impact force was introduced into the system when two wing surfaces were in contact.For wing-dynamics simulation problems,convergence analyses were conducted to obtain suitable mesh resolution.To validate the present modelling method,the predicted thrust and required power of a biplane flapping-wing air vehicle were compared with the experimental data.The effect of the forward speed was also analyzed in this paper.It was shown that as the forward speed increases the thrust production efficiency becomes lower together with smaller wing deformation.展开更多
The objective of this research is to study the dynamic response characteristics of a three-beam system with intermediate elastic connections under a moving load/mass-spring.In this study,the finite Sine-Fourier transf...The objective of this research is to study the dynamic response characteristics of a three-beam system with intermediate elastic connections under a moving load/mass-spring.In this study,the finite Sine-Fourier transform was performed for the dynamic partial differential equations of a simply supported three-beam system(SSTBS)under a moving load and a moving mass-spring,respectively.The dynamic partial differential equations were transformed into dynamic ordinary differential equations relative to the time coordinates,and the equations were solved and the displacement Fourier amplitude spectral expressions were obtained.Finally,based on finite Sine-Fourier inverse transform,the expressions for dynamic response of SSTBS under the moving load and moving mass-spring were obtained.The proposed method,along with ANSYS,was used to calculate the dynamic response of the SSTBS under a moving load/mass-spring at different speeds.The results obtained herein were consistent with the ANSYS numerical calculation results,verifying the accuracy of the proposed method.The influence of the load/mass-spring’s moving speed on the dynamic deflections of SSTBS were analyzed.SSTBS has several critical speeds under a moving load/mass-spring.The vertical acceleration incurred by a change in the vertical speed of SSTBS due to the movement of mass-spring and the centrifugal acceleration produced by the movement of massspring on the vertical curve generated by SSTBS vibration could not be neglected.展开更多
Multilayered van der Waals(vdW)materials have attracted increasing interest because of the manipulability of their superior optical,electrical,thermal,and mechanical properties.A mass-spring model(MSM)for elastic wave...Multilayered van der Waals(vdW)materials have attracted increasing interest because of the manipulability of their superior optical,electrical,thermal,and mechanical properties.A mass-spring model(MSM)for elastic wave propagation in multilayered vdW metamaterials is reported in this paper.Molecular dynamics(MD)simulations are adopted to simulate the propagation of elastic waves in multilayered vdW metamaterials.The results show that the graphene/MoS_(2)metamaterials have an elastic wave bandgap in the terahertz range.The MSM for the multilayered vdW metamaterials is proposed,and the numerical simulation results show that this model can well describe the dispersion and transmission characteristics of the multilayered vdW metamaterials.The MSM can predict elastic wave transmission characteristics in multilayered vdW metamaterials stacked with different two-dimensional(2D)materials.The results presented in this paper offer theoretical help for the vibration reduction of multilayered vdW semiconductors.展开更多
Fish cage systems are influenced by various oceanic conditions, and the movements and deformation of the system by the external forces can affect the safety of the system itself, as well as the species of fish being c...Fish cage systems are influenced by various oceanic conditions, and the movements and deformation of the system by the external forces can affect the safety of the system itself, as well as the species of fish being cultivated. Structural durability of the system against environmental factors has been major concern for the marine aquaculture system. In this research, a mathematical model and a simulation method were presented for analyzing the performance of the large-scale fish cage system influenced by current and waves. The cage system consisted of netting, mooring ropes, floats, sinkers and floating collar. All the elements were modeled by use of the mass-spring model. The structures were divided into finite elements and mass points were placed at the mid-point of each element, and mass points were connected by springs without mass. Each mass point was applied to external and internal forces, and total force was calculated in every integration step. The computation method was applied to the dynamic simulation of the actual fish cage systems rigged with synthetic fiber and copper wire simultaneously influenced by current and waves. Here, we also tried to find a relevant ratio between buoyancy and sinking force of the fish cages. The simulation results provide improved understanding of the behavior of the structure and valuable information concerning optimum ratio of the buoyancy to sinking force according to current speeds.展开更多
The cutting simulation of soft tissue is important in virtual surgery.It includes three major challenges in computation:Soft tissue simulation,collision detection,and handling,as well as soft tissue models.In order to...The cutting simulation of soft tissue is important in virtual surgery.It includes three major challenges in computation:Soft tissue simulation,collision detection,and handling,as well as soft tissue models.In order to address the earlier challenges,we propose a virtual cutting system based on the mass-spring model.In this system,MSM is utilized to simulate the soft tissue model.Residual stress is introduced to the model for simulating the shrinking effect of soft tissue in cutting.Second,a cylinder-based collision detection method is used to supervise the collision between surgical tools and soft tissue.Third,we simulate the cutting operation with a three-stage cutting method with swept volume,B´ezier curve,and an algorithm named shortest distance nodes matching method.In order to verify the system performance,we carry out three validation experiments on the proposed system:Cutting accuracy experiment,collision detection validation,and practical cutting evaluation.Experiments indicate that our system can well perform the shrinking effect of soft tissue in cutting.The system has fast and accurate collision detection.Moreover,the system can reconstruct smooth incisions vividly.展开更多
In the simulation of acupuncture manipulation,it is necessary to accurately capture the information of acupuncture points and particles around them.Therefore,a soft tissue modeling method that can accurately track mod...In the simulation of acupuncture manipulation,it is necessary to accurately capture the information of acupuncture points and particles around them.Therefore,a soft tissue modeling method that can accurately track model particles is needed.In this paper,a soft tissue acupuncture model based on the mass-spring force net is designed.MSM is used as the auxiliary model and the SHF model is combined.SHF is used to establish a three-layer soft tissue model of skin,fat,and muscle,and a layer of the MSM based force network is covered on the surface of soft tissue to realize the complementary advantages and disadvantages of spherical harmonic function and MSM.In addition,a springback algorithm is designed to simulate the springback phenomenon of soft tissue skin during acupuncture.The evaluation results show that the soft tissue acupuncture modeling method based on mass-spring force net can effectively simulate the springback phenomenon of soft tissue surface during acupuncture surgery,and has good comprehensive performance in the application of virtual acupuncture surgery simulation.展开更多
Free vibrations of a beam-mass-spring system with different boundary conditions are analyzed both analyt- ically and numerically. In the analytical analysis, the system is divided into three subsystems and the effects...Free vibrations of a beam-mass-spring system with different boundary conditions are analyzed both analyt- ically and numerically. In the analytical analysis, the system is divided into three subsystems and the effects of the spring and the point mass are considered as internal boundary con- ditions between any two neighboring subsystems. The par- tial differential equations governing the motion of the sub- systems and internal boundary conditions are then solved us- ing the method of separation of variables. In the numerical analysis, the whole system is considered as a single system and the effects of the spring and point mass are introduced using the Dirac delta function. The Galerkin method is then employed to discretize the equation of motion and the result- ing set of ordinary differential equations are solved via eigen- value analysis. Analytical and numerical results are shown to be in very good agreement.展开更多
In order to investigate the mechanism of the temperature oscillation in loop heat pipes,this paper investigated the movement of the phase interface as the changed input power by a mass-spring-damper model.The model wa...In order to investigate the mechanism of the temperature oscillation in loop heat pipes,this paper investigated the movement of the phase interface as the changed input power by a mass-spring-damper model.The model was solved with MATLAB and was used to explain the high-frequency and low-amplitude temperature oscillation.Temperature variation with the input power from 20 W to 75 W was investigated based on a LHP prototype in a literature.The model agreed well with the experimental data in the literature.The simulation results suggested that the movement of the liquid column was caused by the fluctuation of pressure difference applied on the liquid column and the stiffness coefficients of the vapor springs increasing with the input power.According to parameter analyses,the temperature oscillation at the outlet of the condenser can be weakened by increasing the mass of the liquid column and keeping the temperature at the outlet of the condenser steady.展开更多
基金funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development(NAFOSTED)(Grant No.107.01-2021.39).
文摘This paper presents a novel modelling method to study the thrust generation mechanism of biplane flapping wings made of thin and highly deformable membrane.Based on the principle of strain energy equivalence,the membrane structures were modelled by mass-spring systems.The aerodynamic loads were calculated by a simplified quasi-steady aerodynamic model with consideration of the clap-and-fling mechanism.The impact force was introduced into the system when two wing surfaces were in contact.For wing-dynamics simulation problems,convergence analyses were conducted to obtain suitable mesh resolution.To validate the present modelling method,the predicted thrust and required power of a biplane flapping-wing air vehicle were compared with the experimental data.The effect of the forward speed was also analyzed in this paper.It was shown that as the forward speed increases the thrust production efficiency becomes lower together with smaller wing deformation.
基金The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University under Grant No.2018zzts189the National Natural Science Foundations of China under Grant Nos.51408449 and 51778630the Innovation-driven Plan in Central South University under Grant No.2015CX006。
文摘The objective of this research is to study the dynamic response characteristics of a three-beam system with intermediate elastic connections under a moving load/mass-spring.In this study,the finite Sine-Fourier transform was performed for the dynamic partial differential equations of a simply supported three-beam system(SSTBS)under a moving load and a moving mass-spring,respectively.The dynamic partial differential equations were transformed into dynamic ordinary differential equations relative to the time coordinates,and the equations were solved and the displacement Fourier amplitude spectral expressions were obtained.Finally,based on finite Sine-Fourier inverse transform,the expressions for dynamic response of SSTBS under the moving load and moving mass-spring were obtained.The proposed method,along with ANSYS,was used to calculate the dynamic response of the SSTBS under a moving load/mass-spring at different speeds.The results obtained herein were consistent with the ANSYS numerical calculation results,verifying the accuracy of the proposed method.The influence of the load/mass-spring’s moving speed on the dynamic deflections of SSTBS were analyzed.SSTBS has several critical speeds under a moving load/mass-spring.The vertical acceleration incurred by a change in the vertical speed of SSTBS due to the movement of mass-spring and the centrifugal acceleration produced by the movement of massspring on the vertical curve generated by SSTBS vibration could not be neglected.
基金supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.11925205)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51921003 and U2341230)。
文摘Multilayered van der Waals(vdW)materials have attracted increasing interest because of the manipulability of their superior optical,electrical,thermal,and mechanical properties.A mass-spring model(MSM)for elastic wave propagation in multilayered vdW metamaterials is reported in this paper.Molecular dynamics(MD)simulations are adopted to simulate the propagation of elastic waves in multilayered vdW metamaterials.The results show that the graphene/MoS_(2)metamaterials have an elastic wave bandgap in the terahertz range.The MSM for the multilayered vdW metamaterials is proposed,and the numerical simulation results show that this model can well describe the dispersion and transmission characteristics of the multilayered vdW metamaterials.The MSM can predict elastic wave transmission characteristics in multilayered vdW metamaterials stacked with different two-dimensional(2D)materials.The results presented in this paper offer theoretical help for the vibration reduction of multilayered vdW semiconductors.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant founded by the Korean Government(MEST)(Grant No.NRF-2013R1A1A4A01011445)
文摘Fish cage systems are influenced by various oceanic conditions, and the movements and deformation of the system by the external forces can affect the safety of the system itself, as well as the species of fish being cultivated. Structural durability of the system against environmental factors has been major concern for the marine aquaculture system. In this research, a mathematical model and a simulation method were presented for analyzing the performance of the large-scale fish cage system influenced by current and waves. The cage system consisted of netting, mooring ropes, floats, sinkers and floating collar. All the elements were modeled by use of the mass-spring model. The structures were divided into finite elements and mass points were placed at the mid-point of each element, and mass points were connected by springs without mass. Each mass point was applied to external and internal forces, and total force was calculated in every integration step. The computation method was applied to the dynamic simulation of the actual fish cage systems rigged with synthetic fiber and copper wire simultaneously influenced by current and waves. Here, we also tried to find a relevant ratio between buoyancy and sinking force of the fish cages. The simulation results provide improved understanding of the behavior of the structure and valuable information concerning optimum ratio of the buoyancy to sinking force according to current speeds.
基金This work was supported,in part,by the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61502240,61502096,61304205,61773219in part,by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant Nos.BK20191401 and BK20201136+2 种基金in part,by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)fundin part,by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology(CICAEET)fundNUIST Students’Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program.
文摘The cutting simulation of soft tissue is important in virtual surgery.It includes three major challenges in computation:Soft tissue simulation,collision detection,and handling,as well as soft tissue models.In order to address the earlier challenges,we propose a virtual cutting system based on the mass-spring model.In this system,MSM is utilized to simulate the soft tissue model.Residual stress is introduced to the model for simulating the shrinking effect of soft tissue in cutting.Second,a cylinder-based collision detection method is used to supervise the collision between surgical tools and soft tissue.Third,we simulate the cutting operation with a three-stage cutting method with swept volume,B´ezier curve,and an algorithm named shortest distance nodes matching method.In order to verify the system performance,we carry out three validation experiments on the proposed system:Cutting accuracy experiment,collision detection validation,and practical cutting evaluation.Experiments indicate that our system can well perform the shrinking effect of soft tissue in cutting.The system has fast and accurate collision detection.Moreover,the system can reconstruct smooth incisions vividly.
基金This work was supported,in part,by the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant Numbers 61773219in part,by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant Number BK20201136,BK20191401+2 种基金in part,by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)fundin part,by the Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology(CICAEET)fundNUIST Students’Platform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program.
文摘In the simulation of acupuncture manipulation,it is necessary to accurately capture the information of acupuncture points and particles around them.Therefore,a soft tissue modeling method that can accurately track model particles is needed.In this paper,a soft tissue acupuncture model based on the mass-spring force net is designed.MSM is used as the auxiliary model and the SHF model is combined.SHF is used to establish a three-layer soft tissue model of skin,fat,and muscle,and a layer of the MSM based force network is covered on the surface of soft tissue to realize the complementary advantages and disadvantages of spherical harmonic function and MSM.In addition,a springback algorithm is designed to simulate the springback phenomenon of soft tissue skin during acupuncture.The evaluation results show that the soft tissue acupuncture modeling method based on mass-spring force net can effectively simulate the springback phenomenon of soft tissue surface during acupuncture surgery,and has good comprehensive performance in the application of virtual acupuncture surgery simulation.
文摘Free vibrations of a beam-mass-spring system with different boundary conditions are analyzed both analyt- ically and numerically. In the analytical analysis, the system is divided into three subsystems and the effects of the spring and the point mass are considered as internal boundary con- ditions between any two neighboring subsystems. The par- tial differential equations governing the motion of the sub- systems and internal boundary conditions are then solved us- ing the method of separation of variables. In the numerical analysis, the whole system is considered as a single system and the effects of the spring and point mass are introduced using the Dirac delta function. The Galerkin method is then employed to discretize the equation of motion and the result- ing set of ordinary differential equations are solved via eigen- value analysis. Analytical and numerical results are shown to be in very good agreement.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51276012)
文摘In order to investigate the mechanism of the temperature oscillation in loop heat pipes,this paper investigated the movement of the phase interface as the changed input power by a mass-spring-damper model.The model was solved with MATLAB and was used to explain the high-frequency and low-amplitude temperature oscillation.Temperature variation with the input power from 20 W to 75 W was investigated based on a LHP prototype in a literature.The model agreed well with the experimental data in the literature.The simulation results suggested that the movement of the liquid column was caused by the fluctuation of pressure difference applied on the liquid column and the stiffness coefficients of the vapor springs increasing with the input power.According to parameter analyses,the temperature oscillation at the outlet of the condenser can be weakened by increasing the mass of the liquid column and keeping the temperature at the outlet of the condenser steady.
