Various bio-inspired vibration isolators have been emerged in recent decades and applied
successfully in the protection of sensitive components, improvement of operating comfort …

Mechanical metamaterials exhibit some superior mechanical properties such as ultrahigh
strength-to-weight ratio, negative bulk-modulus, negative stiffness, negative mass-density …

A novel approach to enhance the shock vibration environment of multi-directions using a
high-static-low-dynamic stiffness supported orthogonal six-degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) …

This paper presents a new elastic origami-inspired structure with quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS)
characteristics to provide effective low-frequency vibration isolation performance. The …

Various quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolators have been emerged in recent years
and applied successfully in low-frequency vibration isolation. However, in most cases, the …

The benefit of introducing nonlinear stiffness elements to improve the dynamic performance
of vibration energy harvesters, vibration isolators and vibration absorbers have attracted …

Nonlinear vibration isolators with low dynamic stiffness have advantages compared to linear
isolators, but they also have limitations in terms of the maximum allowable displacement …

Inspired by the cushioning effect of the felid paws in contact with the ground, a novel bio-
inspired toe-like structure (TLS) is developed and systematically studied for low-frequency …

This paper proposes a paradigm shift in the perspective of designing nonlinear oscillators,
ie, the exploitation of nonlinearity to achieve a linear behaviour to good engineering …

With the increasing of the accuracy requirement of data record for on-orbit instruments, it
becomes a greater challenge and brings more opportunities in design of observing …