Rigidity and softness are essential for robot motion and manipulation in various complex
scenarios. To integrate these two contrary features, several variable‐stiffness structures are …

Semi-active systems have demonstrated excellent performance in vibration isolation,
However, the tunable range of conventional variable stiffness elements is limited by the …

Seismic events leading to catastrophic outcomes around the world, particularly in built-up
regions surrounding fault lines, often have high death tolls and cause costly damages to …

A novel compact rotary magneto-rheological (MR) damper with variable damping and
stiffness has been proposed and analyzed. Its variable damping is generated by tuning yield …

The static mechanical properties of conventional rigid and emerging soft electronics offer
robust handling and interfacing mechanisms and highly compliant and adapting structures …

With the development of magnetorheological fluid (MRF) technology, variable stiffness and
damping MRF dampers as semi-active controllers gradually show their unique advantages …

In recent, the development of the automotive semi-active suspension (SAS) system with the
nonlinear hydraulic adjustable damper (HAD) has attracted widely attention due to its …

This paper designs and builds an electromagnetic variable inertance (VI) device for a heavy
duty vehicle seat suspension to reduce the vibration transferred to driver bodies. The …

As the concept of variable stiffness (VS) and variable damping (VD) has increasingly drawn
attention because of its superiority on reducing unwanted vibrations, dampers with property …

High performance flexible batteries are essential ingredients for flexible devices. However,
general isolated flexible batteries face critical challenges in developing multifunctional …