Bistable morphing composites have shown promising applications in energy harvesting due
to their capabilities to change their shape and maintain two different states without any …

Micro-vibration caused by disturbance sources onboard spacecraft can severely degrade
the working environment of sensitive payloads. Some notable vibration control methods …

To address low-frequency vibration isolation, an issue that engineers often face, this paper
first studies the nonlinear energy transfer of a flexible plate, with arbitrary boundary, with the …

The property of quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) of vibration isolation system (VIS) could be
realized by using the conceptual design of cam–roller–spring mechanisms (CRSMs). We …

A paradigm shift has emerged over the last decade pointing to an exciting research area
dealing with the harnessing of elastic structural instabilities for'smart'purposes in a variety of …

In this paper, a review of the nonlinear aspects of the mechanical inerter will be presented.
The historical context goes back to the development of isolators and absorbers in the first …

Background Vibration present on various levels in many engineering fields and hence
vibration mitigation has become a subject of intense study. The nonlinear vibration isolation …

Dynamic vibration absorbers (DVAs) are practical solutions for vibration absorption.
However, it is still a challenge to absorb ultra-low frequency vibration. In this paper, a quasi …

Bistable structures, a class of highly geometrically nonlinear morphing structures, have two
stable configurations that remain in their respective equilibrium positions without the …

Quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) nonlinear isolation systems have demonstrated better
performance than their linear counterparts. However, their optimal performance is achieved …