Programming nonreciprocity and reversibility in multistable mechanical metamaterials

G Librandi, E Tubaldi, K Bertoldi - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Nonreciprocity can be passively achieved by harnessing material nonlinearities. In
particular, networks of nonlinear bistable elements with asymmetric energy landscapes have …

Space–time wave localization in electromechanical metamaterial beams with programmable defects

RL Thomes, D Beli, CDM Junior - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
A relevant feature for various applications of phononic crystals and metamaterials is the
wave localization and guiding using defects introduced into a periodic array. In this context …

Programmable moving defect for spatiotemporal wave localization in piezoelectric metamaterials

RL Thomes, D Beli, C Sugino, A Erturk, CDM Junior - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
In this work, we experimentally demonstrate the concept of space-time wave localization
using programmable defects. The dynamic properties of the local resonators of an …

Centrifugal forces enable band gaps that self-adapt to synchronous vibrations in rotating elastic metamaterial

I Arretche, KH Matlack - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2023 - Elsevier
The rotation of mechanical systems can greatly change their modal and wave propagation
response. In the classic example of the Foucault pendulum, the Coriolis force from the …

Computing the complex wave and dynamic behavior of one-dimensional phononic systems using a state-space formulation

GFCA Assis, D Beli, EJP de Miranda Jr… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Inspired by advances in photonics, band structures have been used to investigate the wave
behavior along phononic structures as well as their singular properties such as band gaps …

Non-reciprocal wave phenomena in energy self-reliant gyric metamaterials

MA Attarzadeh, S Maleki, JL Crassidis… - The Journal of the …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents a mechanism by which non-reciprocal wave transmission is achieved in
a class of gyric metamaterial lattices with embedded rotating elements. A modulation of the …

[HTML][HTML] Elastic wave propagation in moving phononic crystals and correlations with stationary spatiotemporally modulated systems

MA Attarzadeh, M Nouh - AIP Advances, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
This work presents a generalized physical interpretation of unconventional dispersion
asymmetries associated with moving phononic crystals (PCs). By shifting the notion from …

Nonreciprocity and mode conversion in a spatiotemporally modulated elastic wave circulator

BM Goldsberry, SP Wallen, MR Haberman - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
Acoustic and elastic metamaterials with time-and space-dependent material properties have
received great attention recently as a means to break reciprocity for propagating mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] In-plane flexible ring modeling and a nonlinear stiffness solution for heavy-load radial tires

Z Liu, Y Liu, Q Gao - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a complete tire model for heavy-load radial tires with a large section
ratio that is based on a flexible carcass ring model, combined with a sidewall element with …

Experimental implementation of an active synthesis of a gyroscopic-nonreciprocal acoustic metamaterial

S Raval, H Zhou, A Baz - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Experimental realization of a new class of active Nonreciprocal Gyroscopic Meta-Material
(NGMM) is presented. The proposed active NGMM system consists of a one-dimensional …