Limited by the structure, the high-efficiency vibration energy harvesting and vibration
suppression have always been a theoretical bottleneck and technical challenge in this field …

Most of the engineering vibrations are harmful, due to many unfavorable consequences
caused by them, such as structural damage, poor working accuracy, etc., making it …

Circular cam-roller (CCR) quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) vibration isolators have been
extensively studied. As the CCR isolator can only achieve low stiffness in a very small range …

This paper presents a new elastic origami-inspired structure with quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS)
characteristics to provide effective low-frequency vibration isolation performance. The …

The vibration control performance of a combined vibration isolation (CVI) system consists of
a quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) system and a linear dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) is …

Vibration, as one of the most ubiquitous phenomena, would be a sustainable energy
harvesting source to power wireless sensor nodes. However, vibration may be undesirable …

Quasi-zero stiffness (QZS) isolators have demonstrated appropriate low-frequency vibration
isolation performance without sacrificing the load-bearing capacity. The current …

Efficient vibration isolation is an important problem in engineering. Nonlinear isolators with
quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) property have been studied for many years due to their beneficial …

A quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) device is proposed for both vibration isolation and energy
harvesting based on a concept of converting part of the vibrational energy into electrical …

Abstract Quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) vibration isolators that take advantage of stiffness
nonlinearity are commonly studied with linear damping elements. This paper concerns the …