Bio-inspired vibration isolation: methodology and design

G Yan, HX Zou, S Wang… - Applied …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Various bio-inspired vibration isolators have been emerged in recent decades and applied
successfully in the protection of sensitive components, improvement of operating comfort …

Quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolation: designs, improvements and applications

C Liu, W Zhang, K Yu, T Liu, Y Zheng - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Most of the engineering vibrations are harmful, due to many unfavorable consequences
caused by them, such as structural damage, poor working accuracy, etc., making it …

An origami inspired quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolator using a novel truss-spring based stack Miura-ori structure

K Ye, JC Ji - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, an origami-inspired vibration isolator is proposed and numerically investigated
to achieve a quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) property. A truss-spring based stack Miura-ori (TS …

Nonlinear vibration isolation for fluid-conveying pipes using quasi-zero stiffness characteristics

H Ding, J Ji, LQ Chen - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluid-conveying pipes are always subjected to various excitations to cause unwanted
vibrations. A quasi-zero stiffness system consisting of three linear springs is adopted as the …

Design of a metastructure for vibration isolation with quasi-zero-stiffness characteristics using bistable curved beam

S Dalela, PS Balaji, DP Jena - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
This work designs and analyzes a metastructure-based vibration isolation model to improve
small-scale equipment's isolation effectiveness under low-frequency excitations. The feature …

Magnetically modulated tetrahedral structure for low frequency vibration isolation with adjustable load capacity

TY Zhao, G Yan, WH Qi, JJ Lu, WM Zhang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) is beneficial to achieving wider vibration isolation band.
However, existing QZS isolators are usually configured with negative stiffness and linear …

Cockroach-inspired structure for low-frequency vibration isolation

P Ling, L Miao, W Zhang, C Wu, B Yan - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Insects bear huge external loads without injury, for example, cockroaches can withstand
forces up to 900 times body weight owing to the shape-changing ability of their jointed …

A track nonlinear energy sink with restricted motion for rotor systems

J Dou, H Yao, H Li, J Li, R Jia - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming at the problem of vibration suppression performance of the traditional track nonlinear
energy sink (TNES) is hindered by the energy threshold limitation, a track nonlinear energy …

Analysis and design of a novel and compact X-structured vibration isolation mount (X-Mount) with wider quasi-zero-stiffness range

J Bian, X **g - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Passive vibration isolation is always preferable in most engineering practices. To this aim, a
novel, compact and passive vibration isolation mount is studied in this paper, which is …

Design and experimental investigation of ultra-low frequency vibration isolation during neonatal transport

Q Wang, J Zhou, D Xu, H Ouyang - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2020 - Elsevier
To resolve the tough issue of ultra-low frequency vibration isolation during neonatal
transport, a new incubator with quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) isolators is proposed. In the new …