When in doubt, make it stout. That was the rule of thumb for designing strong and durable machine tools in the past. Over the years, however, this mindset has changed as technical advances have ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The objective of this study is to develop the first fully passive nonlinear piezoelectric tuned vibration absorber (NPTVA). The NPTVA is ...
Figure 1: Results of the bio-inspired topology. (a) Photograph of a seahorse specimen, (b) deformation schematic of the square exoskeleton of seahorses, (c) topological structure and (d) ...