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螺旋带的形状选择与多稳定性

Shape Selection and Multi-stability in Helical Ribbons

Qiaohang Guo, Anil K. Mehta, Martha A. Grover, Wenzhe Chen, David G. Lynn, Zi Chen

摘要:

螺旋结构,几乎无处不在的生物系统中,启发了设计和制造的螺旋装置与应用在纳米机电系统(NEMS),变形结构,光电子学,微机器人和药物输送装置。同时,以捕蝇草和巴掌手镯为代表的多稳态结构由于在人造肌肉、仿生机器人、可展开航天部件和能量收集装置等方面的应用而受到越来越多的关注。在这里,我们表明,机械各向异性有关的螺旋变形,再加上几何非线性与多稳定性,可以导致新的选择原则的几何形状和多稳定性的自发螺旋带。还进行了简单的桌面实验来说明工作原理。我们的工作将促进理解自发卷曲,扭曲,扭曲薄物体及其不稳定性,并作为一种工具,在开发功能结构和设备可调,变形的几何形状和智能驱动机制,可应用于一系列领域。

英文摘要:

Helical structures, almost ubiquitous in biological systems, have inspired the design and manufacturing of helical devices with applications in nanoelecromechanical systems (NEMS), morphing structures, optoelectronics, micro-robotics and drug delivery devices. Meanwhile, multi-stable structures, represented by the Venus flytrap and slap bracelet, have attracted increasing attention due to their applications in making artificial muscles, bio-inspired robots, deployable aerospace components and energy harvesting devices. Here we show that the mechanical anisotropy pertinent to helical deformation, together with geometric nonlinearity associated with multi-stability, can lead to novel selection principle of the geometric shape and multi-stability in spontaneous helical ribbons. Simple table-top experiments were also performed to illustrate the working principle. Our work will promote understanding of spontaneous curling, twisting, wrinkling of thin objects and their instabilities, and serve as a tool in developing functional structures and devices with tunable, morphing geometries and smart actuation mechanism that can be applied in a spectrum of areas.

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