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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in quasi-zero stiffness vibration isolation systems: an overview and future possibilities

Z Ma, R Zhou, Q Yang - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolation systems with nonlinear
characteristics have aroused widespread attention and strong research interest due to their …

X-shaped mechanism based enhanced tunable QZS property for passive vibration isolation

Y Chai, X **g, X Chao - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel spring arrangement based on the X-shaped anti-vibration structure with tunable
contact mechanism (NXSC) is proposed to explore much better low-frequency vibration …

Design and testing of a parabolic cam-roller quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolator

S Zuo, D Wang, Y Zhang, Q Luo - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Circular cam-roller (CCR) quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolators have been
extensively studied. As the CCR isolator can only achieve low stiffness in a very small range …

Ultra-low frequency vibration isolation of a novel click-beetle-inspired structure with large quasi-zero stiffness region

P Ling, L Miao, B Ye, J You, W Zhang, B Yan - Journal of Sound and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Bio-inspired toe-like structure for low-frequency vibration isolation

G Yan, HX Zou, S Wang, LC Zhao, ZY Wu… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Performance of a shock isolator inspired by skeletal muscles

G Gatti, DF Ledezma-Ramirez, MJ Brennan - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Dual-function quasi-zero-stiffness dynamic vibration absorber: low-frequency vibration mitigation and energy harvesting

Q Wang, J Zhou, K Wang, J Gao, Q Lin, Y Chang… - Applied Mathematical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) can effectively suppress undesirable vibration of a
host structure, and the energy harvester is also proven to be a feasible way to collect …

3-DOF X-structured piezoelectric harvesters for multidirectional low-frequency vibration energy harvesting

MAA Abdelkareem, X **g, ABM Eldaly… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nonlinear energy harvesters with specially-designed nonlinear characteristics (eg, quasi-
zero stiffness, multi-stability, and internal resonance) have been extensively studied to …

A semi-active electromagnetic quasi-zero-stiffness vibration isolator

Z Ma, R Zhou, Q Yang, HP Lee, K Chai - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A semi-active electromagnetic quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolator (VI)(SEQZS VI) is
proposed to broaden the frequency bandwidth for low or ultra-low frequency vibration …