Traditional structures adopt a split design with vibration control, energy harvesting and
monitoring, which is difficult to meet the needs of technological development. The …

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 …

Quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolators can achieve a considerable vibration isolation
performance in the low-frequency range. However, the vibration isolation performance and …

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

The vibration control performance of a combined vibration isolation (CVI) system consists of
a quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) system and a linear dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) is …

Inspired by the three postures of a click beetle, a novel passive click-beetle-inspired
structure (CBIS) with variable asymmetric stiffness characteristics is proposed and …

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 …

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 …

Vibration, as one of the most ubiquitous phenomena, would be a sustainable energy
harvesting source to power wireless sensor nodes. However, vibration may be undesirable …

Inspired by the compensation effect of fat pad on toes in a paw of digitigrade, a unique paw-
inspired structure (PIS) is proposed and systematically investigated to explore its …