Journal
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
Volume 149, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2020.107324
Keywords
Meta-layer; Absorber; Broadband vibration control; Cloaking
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- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
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Flexural wave propagation is important in thin structures for vibration control. A theoretical limit for flexural wave absorption has been established, and an active meta-layer design has been proposed for optimal wave absorption and vibration control. This approach has the potential to enable alternative solutions for ultrasonic sensing in complex engineering structures.
Flexural wave propagation is common in thin structures and plays a key role in vibrations of structures. Designs of flexural wave absorbers for vibration control have been constantly pursued for decades aiming to find structures that can best balance tradeoffs between small sizes or lightweights and broadband operations. However, their absorption perfor-mance has long been evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and the theoretical limit characterizing the relationship between the absorption spectrum and the sample thickness and mass density is missing. In this study, by adopting an inequality as its electromagnetism and acoustics counterparts, the theoretical limit of flexural wave absorption is established. An active meta-layer composed of piezoelectric sensors and actuators with feedback control loops is proposed for optimal wave absorption. We experimentally demonstrate the active meta-layer for optimal broadband wave and vibration control in the beam and acting as skin cloaks of large voids in the plate. The active meta-layer is electrically programmable and scalable without losing stability. The approach proposed sheds light on designs of reconfigurable dynamic control devices and enables alternative solutions for ultrasonic sensing of complex engineering structures. (c) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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