{"title":"Experimental investigations into 3D printed hybrid auxetic structures for load-bearing and energy absorption applications","authors":"Shailesh Ravindra Bankar, Soumyadip Das, Varun Sharma","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad6540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad6540","url":null,"abstract":"Auxetic structures possess negative Poisson’s ratio due to their unique geometrical configuration. It also offers enhanced indentation resistance, superior energy absorption capacity, excellent impact resistance, higher compressive strength, and other exceptional mechanical properties. In this study, multiple hybrid auxetic structures of three novel geometries have been designed by considering different sets of geometric parameters to numerically investigate the mechanical behaviors of the structures. The energy absorption properties and Poisson’s ratio of the developed hybrid auxetic structures have been measured under quasi-static compressive and bending loads. The numerically optimized structures from each of the three different geometries have been fabricated of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene using fused deposition modeling. Additionally, the simulated results have been experimentally validated. The validation studies have shown close agreement of their performances with the simulated results. Finally, comparative analyses of energy absorption performances have also been performed to select the most suitable structure for impact-resistant applications. Moreover, it has been observed that structure-2 exhibits superior performance in terms of maximum load-bearing capacity of 3395 N. On the other hand, structure-3 has the maximum energy absorption capacity of 51902 N.mm which is 4.85% higher than structure-1 and structure-2. Similarly, three-point bending test results have revealed that structure-2 performs better in terms of energy absorption capacity (10864 N.mm). Besides this, the effects of loading direction on deformation patterns and mechanical responses of the structures have been observed due to the changes in deformation mechanism. The high-velocity (8 m.s<sup>−1</sup>) impact test results have also confirmed the suitability of structure-2 for crashworthiness applications. The comparative findings derived from this study contribute significantly in developing lightweight, energy-absorbent, and impact-resistant auxetic core-sandwiched structures for civil, defense, and automobile sectors.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141866572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guo-Yu Zhang, Zi-Jiang Liu, Bing-Zu Li, Xi-Long Dou, Cai-Rong Zhang, Xiao-Wei Sun and Yi-Man Yang
{"title":"Phononic crystals with incomplete line defects: applications in high-performance and broadband acoustic energy localization and harvesting","authors":"Guo-Yu Zhang, Zi-Jiang Liu, Bing-Zu Li, Xi-Long Dou, Cai-Rong Zhang, Xiao-Wei Sun and Yi-Man Yang","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad649c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad649c","url":null,"abstract":"Using phononic crystals (PnCs) to enhance the electrical output performance of piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) devices and broaden the frequency range of harvesting energy is crucial to solving the self-energy of low-power devices such as wireless sensors. In this work, an ultra-wide full-band gap PnC was designed. The concept of a PnC with an incomplete line defect was proposed. The energy localization and harvesting of incomplete line defect PnCs and traditional point defect and line defect PnCs were studied by finite element analysis. The results show that compared with a point defect and a line defect, the output electric power of an incomplete line defect was increased by 31.88 times and 2.51 times, respectively, and the energy localization and harvesting frequency band were widened. By exploring the influence of the periodicity of the vertical incomplete line defect direction on the electrical output performance of the PnC-based PEH system, it is found that the electrical output performance of the 5 × 3 incomplete line defect PnC is the best, and the maximum output voltage and output electric power are 27.36 V and 17.29 mW, respectively. This work provides new insights and ideas for improving the energy localization and harvesting performance of PnC-based PEH systems.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141785654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiwon Chung, Jeong Eun Yoon, Minseo Kim, Dongjun Shin and Sumin Koo
{"title":"Development of finger movement assistive gloves with pneumatic fabric actuators","authors":"Jiwon Chung, Jeong Eun Yoon, Minseo Kim, Dongjun Shin and Sumin Koo","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad63e9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad63e9","url":null,"abstract":"We developed flexible, lightweight, and washable gloves with actuators to assist finger movements and improve ease of wearing. Performance and wearability were measured using standardized tests, triangulation of bending angles, electromyography (EMG), and grip strength. User satisfaction was measured using a survey. EMG sensors were attached to the flexor digitorum superficialis and extensor digitorum communis to capture movement data for grasping and releasing, lifting and putting down, and opening and closing an object with (a) gloves and an actuator, (b) gloves and no actuator, and (c) no gloves. The actuator-equipped glove weighed 31.4 g—lighter than in any earlier studies. In situation (a), the average EMG values for the four participants decreased, ranging from −2.06% to −44.1%, confirming the superior performance of the gloves. Survey results revealed high levels of user satisfaction. Our study offers insights into the development of rehabilitation robotic gloves that assist muscle movements and are easy to wear.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141785581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manoj Kumar, Keshav Malhotra, Nishu, Rajat Syal, Shailendra Gupta, Gyaneshwar Sharma, Arun Kumar Singh and Sanjeev Kumar
{"title":"Optimization of energy storage and electrocaloric performance in Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 via A-Site La and Bi Co-doping","authors":"Manoj Kumar, Keshav Malhotra, Nishu, Rajat Syal, Shailendra Gupta, Gyaneshwar Sharma, Arun Kumar Singh and Sanjeev Kumar","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad5d33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad5d33","url":null,"abstract":"Lead-based ferroelectrics are one of the most fascinating candidates in the field of state-of-the-art electronic technology. Their intriguing properties are further enriched via the realization of morphotropic phase boundaries. Moreover, the A-site chemical substitution provides insight into the emergence of various exotic phases. Here, we employ co-doping of La3+ and Bi3+ at the A-site of Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) ferroelectric to broaden the practical perspective of relaxor systems. Here, we emphasize that the A-site co-doping approach introduces technologically appealing amendments in the well-established temperature composition phase diagram of the PZT system. La3+ and Bi3+ doping favors the evolution of a novel response to thermal and field fluctuations. The maximum values of are found to be ∼0.157, 0.118 and 0.176 J (kg·K)−1 for and , respectively. We employ the electrocaloric characteristics and Arrott plot as probing tools. The observation of a negative electrocaloric effect and the systematic reversal of Arrott lines, followed by a poling effect on the dielectric constant, reveals the emergence of ergodic phase as a novel phase. This further reveals that the Bi doping approach leads to the emergence of exotic characteristics in the chemically modified PZT system. The maximum observed recoverable energy for the composition for x = 0.01 is 0.0479 J cm−3 at a temperature of 388 K.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141778950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of electrical energy harvesting devices utilizing air bubbles sliding along a fluoropolymer immersed in water","authors":"O E Håskjold and L E Helseth","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad5bcf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad5bcf","url":null,"abstract":"Recent research has shown that it is possible to utilize contact electrification combined with electrostatic induction to harvest electrical energy from the mechanical motion of air bubbles sliding along a charged solid surface immersed in water. The working principle of these devices is simple, but the design is usually complicated as transduction efficiency depends on a number of interdependent parameters. Here we propose a simple analytical model and demonstrate how it can be used to determine the optimal energy per bubble for a given resistive load. The model allows one to estimate the optimal energy harvested per bubble in terms of polymer thickness, electrode separation and load resistance. It is shown that the model provides a good fit to experimental data. The model may be used as an initial step when designing energy harvesting devices utilizing air bubbles sliding along a solid surface.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"141 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141785655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of liquid lubricants on the surface characteristics of 3D-printed polylactic acid","authors":"Gang-Min Kim, Sung-Jun Lee and Chang-Lae Kim","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad622a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad622a","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, 3D-printed Polylactic acid (PLA) specimens were manufactured and polished using various lubricants to assess their surface, friction, and wear characteristics. After polishing, the surface roughness decreased by approximately 80% compared with that before polishing, except when acetone was used as the lubricant. In particular, under deionized (DI) water and acetone lubrication conditions, the friction coefficient decreased by 63% and 70%, respectively, whereas the specific wear rate decreased by 88% and 83%, respectively, compared with the unpolished specimens. In the case of dry polishing, adhesion, friction, and wear increase owing to surface damage. Ethanol and IPA polishing resulted in hydrolysis and increased friction, but slightly decreased wear rates. The surface of the specimen polished with acetone dissolved and became very rough. Only the surface polished with DI water exhibited hydrophobic properties. When acetone and DI water were used as lubricants, the surface adhesion force, adhesion energy, friction coefficient, and wear rate were lowest. The finite element analysis results showed that the polished surface exhibited stable contact pressure and friction force, while the unpolished surface showed large fluctuations in contact pressure and friction force owing to the laminated pattern. These results suggest that the polishing process is crucial for improving the surface characteristics and mechanical performance of 3D-printed PLA parts.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"220 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141743296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantifying the effect of pulse-like ground motions on the seismic design of SMA restrained isolation bridges using probabilistic repair cost method","authors":"Jian Zhong, Yiwei Shu, Hao Wang and Chenxi Xing","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad5f6b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad5f6b","url":null,"abstract":"The shape memory alloy (SMA) restrainer serves as an effective but expensive bridge restraining device. However, the impact of pulse effect on SMA design approach under pulse-like ground motions (PLGM) has not been fully quantified in previous studies, which hinders its application in near-fault regions. Therefore, based on the risk probability assessment method throughout the entire life cycle, by accounting for the comprehensive repair cost of each component damage, this paper introduces a parameter design method for SMA restrainer of near-fault bridges that considers structural parameters, pulse parameters, and economic indicators. Firstly, the repair cost ratio (RCR) of bridge system, which means the expenses for repairs expressed as a proportion of bridge replacement costs, was regarded as the life-time optimization goal and overall performance indicator. Secondly, by accounting for near-fault effects, the relationship between RCR and SMA design parameters was established by convolution algorithm of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, demand analysis and capacity analysis. A novel probabilistic seismic demand model was utilized to quickly determine the RCR of the bridge system under PLGM. Finally, the influence of pulse period on the rational design parameter of SMA restrainer was comprehensively investigated by RCR-based method. A seismic isolation arch bridge was selected as the illustrated case in this article. The results indicate that the rational design parameters of SMA exhibit a pattern of initially rising, then falling as the pulse period increases, reaching the peak value when the pulse period approaches bridge fundamental period. Moreover, the price parameter of SMA significantly affect the optimal design parameters, and the effective range is also recommended.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"339 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141743274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shiyu Zhao, Rongchang Hu, Guanghui Han, Huaxia Deng, Mengchao Ma, Xiang Zhong and Xinglong Gong
{"title":"A rotary self-sensing magnetorheological damper based on triboelectric nanogenerator","authors":"Shiyu Zhao, Rongchang Hu, Guanghui Han, Huaxia Deng, Mengchao Ma, Xiang Zhong and Xinglong Gong","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad5d32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad5d32","url":null,"abstract":"A rotary self-sensing magnetorheological (MR) damper(RSMRD) based on a triboelectric nanogenerator is proposed in this study, which can provide variable torque and state self-sensing without a power supply. Compared with traditional self-sensing devices, the sensing part of RSMRD has the advantages of small size, no external power supply, and good low-frequency response. The feasibility of the angular velocity self-sensing (AVS) function is verified through theoretical derivation and experimental verification. The experimental results demonstrate a linear relationship between the output voltage generated by the AVS component and the rotational speed of the rotating shaft. Additionally, the torque characteristics of the rotary self-sensing MR damper are tested, revealing a torque generation of approximately 9.26 N m at a current of 1.6 A. Furthermore, a fuzzy control algorithm for vehicle braking is proposed, based on the model parameters of RSMRD. The simulink software is used to establish a dynamic model of 1/4 car braking, with an initial braking speed of 15 m s−1. The results indicate that the vehicle comes to a complete stop after 1.64 s, with a braking distance of 10.93 m. Throughout the braking process, the vehicle slip rate remains close to the optimal slip rate of 0.2.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141743275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiqiang Fu, Yiping Shen, Songlai Wang and Jian Li
{"title":"Analytical and numerical evaluation of the effective properties of macro fiber composite (MFC)","authors":"Zhiqiang Fu, Yiping Shen, Songlai Wang and Jian Li","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad5bce","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad5bce","url":null,"abstract":"The piezoelectric fibers of Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) have a rectangular cross-section with an aspect ratio of 2. This heterogeneity poses challenges for micromechanical modeling to predict the effective mechanical properties. The High-Fidelity Generalized Method of Cells (HFGMCs) is commonly used to calculate the properties of composite materials. In this paper, a Modified High-Fidelity Generalized Method of Cells (MHFGMC) is proposed to analyze MFC properties, in which the interaction between subcells is considered by defining the quadratic directional coupling term and the shear connection matrix. The accuracy of the proposed MHFGMC model is verified by using the finite element method and experimental tests. The results show that the MHFGMC can accurately predict the effective mechanical properties of MFC, and the relative error of tensile properties compared to experimental results is within 2.29%. The MHFGMC significantly improve the accuracy of the HFGMC, the relative error of its shear modulus is decreased from 105.13% to 0.71%.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141586363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mastering the art of designing mechanical metamaterials with quasi-zero stiffness for passive vibration isolation: a review","authors":"Ramin Hamzehei, Mahdi Bodaghi and Nan Wu","doi":"10.1088/1361-665x/ad5bcc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/ad5bcc","url":null,"abstract":"This review serves as a comprehensive design strategy for designing quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) mechanical metamaterials (MMs). It discusses their underlying deformation mechanisms that enable the attainment of QZS behavior under both compressive and tensile loadings. While the QZS characteristic of metamaterials has garnered considerable attention, further research is essential to unlock their potential fully. Numerous QZS metamaterials have been meticulously reviewed. They comprise various elements and mechanisms, including positive and negative stiffness elements (PS and NS), PS elements with variable stiffness, bending mechanisms employing stiff joints/areas, buckling, buckling-rotating, and bending/buckling deformation mechanisms leading to a QZS feature. Furthermore, the capability of multi-material, adaptive, smart metamaterials, origami (bending around the hinge of the folded joints), and kirigami lattices (out-of-plane buckling via cutting patterns) are weighted. These diverse mechanisms contribute to achieving QZS behavior in metamaterials under both compression and tension loads, which is paramount for various mechanical applications such as passive vibration isolation. This review effectively categorizes QZS metamaterials based on their underlying mechanisms, providing scholars with valuable insights to identify suitable mechanisms for the desired QZS feature.","PeriodicalId":21656,"journal":{"name":"Smart Materials and Structures","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141588268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}