Achieving vibration isolation,lightweight design,and reusability under impact remains a critical challenge for thin-walled structures.When the goat skull is subjected to impact,both the outer wall of the sinus and the...Achieving vibration isolation,lightweight design,and reusability under impact remains a critical challenge for thin-walled structures.When the goat skull is subjected to impact,both the outer wall of the sinus and the internal bony struts deform simultaneously to absorb energy and protect intracranial tissues.Inspired by this mechanism,we designed the goat sinus-inspired bio mimetic(GSIB) structure by mimicking the outer wall of the sinus and the internal pillar-like support system.The structure consists of dual coupling beams,including a set of inclined cantilever beams representing the sinus outer wall and vertical support beams simulating the internal bony struts.The GSIB structure was fabricated using Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) 3D printing technology,and its mechanical properties were investigated through a combination of quasi-static compression tests,vibration tests,impact tests,and finite element simulations.Under compressive loading,the inclined cantilever beams buckle to introduce a negative stiffness effect,while the vertical supports enhance overall stiffness.Leveraging the coupling effect between these two components,the structure achieves a long-stroke constant-force response,thereby delivering superior performance in energy absorption and vibration isolation.Additionally,the special deformation mode of the GSIB structure enables it to be reused under impact conditions.It is noteworthy that,compared to the negative stiffness(NS) structure with the same dimensions for repeated buffering proposed in previous studies,the GSIB structure demonstrates an energy absorption capacity reaching 214.3% of that of the NS structure,a reduction in isolation frequency to 58.5%,and an impact acceleration that is only 66.31% of that of the NS structure.Additionally,the plateau stress of the proposed structure increases to 246.07% of that of the NS structure.This novel artificial structure provides a new design strategy for achieving superior energy absorption and impact resistance under repeated impact conditions.展开更多
Polishing plays an indispensable role in optical processing,especially for large-aperture optical reflective mirrors with freeform surfaces.Robotic polishing requires effective control of the contact force between the...Polishing plays an indispensable role in optical processing,especially for large-aperture optical reflective mirrors with freeform surfaces.Robotic polishing requires effective control of the contact force between the robot and the mirror during processing.In order to maintain a constant contact force during polishing,traditional polishing robots rely on closed-loop control of air cylinders,whose performances heavily rely on high-fidelity force sensing and real-time control.This paper proposes to employ a compliant constant-force mechanism in the end-effector of a polishing robot to passively maintain a constant force between the robot and the mirror,thus eliminating the requirement for force sensing and closed-loop control.The compliant constant force mechanism utilizing the second bending mode of fixed-guided compliant beams is adopted and elaborated for the passive end-effector.An end-effector providing a constant contact force of 40 N is designed and prototyped.The polishing experiment shows that the passive constant-force end-effector provides stable contact force between the robot and the mirror with fluctuation within 3.43 N,and achieves RMS(Root Mean Square)lower thanλ/10(λ=632.8 nm)of the polished surface of the largeaperture optical reflective mirror.It is concluded that the constant-force compliant mechanism provides a low-cost and reliable solution for force control in robotic polishing.展开更多
The aim is to propose and design a kind of novel impact absorption devices using constant-force elements made from Ni Ti shape memory alloy( SMA) strips for safety protection.The availability evaluation results indica...The aim is to propose and design a kind of novel impact absorption devices using constant-force elements made from Ni Ti shape memory alloy( SMA) strips for safety protection.The availability evaluation results indicate that the constant-force elements can absorb over one half of the impact energy for its martensite transformation and thus the maximum impact force is reduced by nearly 80%.Compared with the ordinary cylindrical compression spring,the device's maximum impact force is reduced by nearly 50%,otherwise it has a very compact structure and insensitivity to the varying impact,and thus it is especially suitable for narrow space and safety purpose.展开更多
文摘Achieving vibration isolation,lightweight design,and reusability under impact remains a critical challenge for thin-walled structures.When the goat skull is subjected to impact,both the outer wall of the sinus and the internal bony struts deform simultaneously to absorb energy and protect intracranial tissues.Inspired by this mechanism,we designed the goat sinus-inspired bio mimetic(GSIB) structure by mimicking the outer wall of the sinus and the internal pillar-like support system.The structure consists of dual coupling beams,including a set of inclined cantilever beams representing the sinus outer wall and vertical support beams simulating the internal bony struts.The GSIB structure was fabricated using Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) 3D printing technology,and its mechanical properties were investigated through a combination of quasi-static compression tests,vibration tests,impact tests,and finite element simulations.Under compressive loading,the inclined cantilever beams buckle to introduce a negative stiffness effect,while the vertical supports enhance overall stiffness.Leveraging the coupling effect between these two components,the structure achieves a long-stroke constant-force response,thereby delivering superior performance in energy absorption and vibration isolation.Additionally,the special deformation mode of the GSIB structure enables it to be reused under impact conditions.It is noteworthy that,compared to the negative stiffness(NS) structure with the same dimensions for repeated buffering proposed in previous studies,the GSIB structure demonstrates an energy absorption capacity reaching 214.3% of that of the NS structure,a reduction in isolation frequency to 58.5%,and an impact acceleration that is only 66.31% of that of the NS structure.Additionally,the plateau stress of the proposed structure increases to 246.07% of that of the NS structure.This novel artificial structure provides a new design strategy for achieving superior energy absorption and impact resistance under repeated impact conditions.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1913213)West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XAB2016A10)Shanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Projects of China(Grant No.2018ZDXM-GY-105).
文摘Polishing plays an indispensable role in optical processing,especially for large-aperture optical reflective mirrors with freeform surfaces.Robotic polishing requires effective control of the contact force between the robot and the mirror during processing.In order to maintain a constant contact force during polishing,traditional polishing robots rely on closed-loop control of air cylinders,whose performances heavily rely on high-fidelity force sensing and real-time control.This paper proposes to employ a compliant constant-force mechanism in the end-effector of a polishing robot to passively maintain a constant force between the robot and the mirror,thus eliminating the requirement for force sensing and closed-loop control.The compliant constant force mechanism utilizing the second bending mode of fixed-guided compliant beams is adopted and elaborated for the passive end-effector.An end-effector providing a constant contact force of 40 N is designed and prototyped.The polishing experiment shows that the passive constant-force end-effector provides stable contact force between the robot and the mirror with fluctuation within 3.43 N,and achieves RMS(Root Mean Square)lower thanλ/10(λ=632.8 nm)of the polished surface of the largeaperture optical reflective mirror.It is concluded that the constant-force compliant mechanism provides a low-cost and reliable solution for force control in robotic polishing.
文摘The aim is to propose and design a kind of novel impact absorption devices using constant-force elements made from Ni Ti shape memory alloy( SMA) strips for safety protection.The availability evaluation results indicate that the constant-force elements can absorb over one half of the impact energy for its martensite transformation and thus the maximum impact force is reduced by nearly 80%.Compared with the ordinary cylindrical compression spring,the device's maximum impact force is reduced by nearly 50%,otherwise it has a very compact structure and insensitivity to the varying impact,and thus it is especially suitable for narrow space and safety purpose.