1. A kangaroo hopping above a certain speed appears to consume less oxygen than a quadrupedal mammal, of similar weight, running at the same speed (Dawson & Taylor, 1973). This is thought to be achieved by …
Mechanical energy storage systems are those technologies that use the excess electricity of renewable plants or off-grid power to drive mechanical components and …
It is concluded that the elastic spring constant measured for elastic fibers may be higher than previously reported and is consistent with stretching of α-helical segments of elastin into a more extended conformation during the initial part of the elastic stress–strain curve. We have studied the strain-rate dependency of the viscoelastic …
Energy storage in elastic deformations in the mechanical domain offers an alternative to the electrical, electrochemical, chemical, and thermal energy storage …
T2 - A proposed molecular mechanism for elastic energy storage in collagen and elastin AU - Silver, Frederick H. AU - Seehra, Gurinder P. AU - Freeman, Joseph W. AU - DeVore, Dale PY - 2002/11/21 Y1 - 2002/11/21
An effective energy storage mechanism is inevitable, as it plays a crucial role in the functionality and development of the modern ... (2014) Energy storage stress analysis spiral spring on mechanical elastic energy storage technology. In: …
Fast and powerful movements such as the jump of a flea (Bennet-Clark and Lucey, 1967) or the strike of a mantis shrimp smasher (Patek and Caldwell, 2005) are possible because they use elastic energy storage mechanisms, or latch-mediated spring actuation (LaMSA; Longo et al., 2019).).
Elastic energy storage devices store mechanic work input and release the stored energy to drive external loads. Elastic energy storage has the advantages of simple structural principle, high reliability, renewability, high-efficiency, and non-pollution …
In this study, we examined the effects of temperature on elastic energy storage and return in a system with a dynamic mechanical advantage latch. We found …
The mechanical elastic energy storage is a new physical energy storage technology, and its energy storage form is elastic potential energy. Compared with other physical …
Energy storage in elastic deformations in the mechanical domain offers an alternative to the electrical, electrochemical, chemical, and thermal energy storage approaches studied in the recent years. The present paper aims at giving an overview of mechanical spring systems'' potential for energy storage applications.
Several species are hypothesized to use a catapult-like mechanism to store and rapidly release elastic energy, producing power outputs far beyond the capability of muscle. Most evidence for this mechanism comes from measurements of whole-body power output; the decoupling of joint motion and muscle shortening expected in a catapult …
Elastic mechanisms in animals are very important in the movement of vertebrate animals. The muscles that control vertebrate locomotion are affiliated with tissues that are springy, such as tendons, which lie within the muscles and connective tissue.A spring can be a mechanism for different actions involved in hopping, running, walking, and serve in other …
Introduction. Catapults are mechanisms that are used both in biology and in technology to launch a payload by storing elastic energy through deformation. In technology, the primary energy storage mechanisms are tension, torsion, and gravity, which have been used since ancient times. Catapults can be composed of rigid and …
This mechanism has long been considered passive in nature, facilitated by the elastic ligaments within the arch of the foot. In this paper, we present the first direct evidence that the intrinsic foot muscles also contribute to elastic energy storage and return within the human foot.
However, most of existing octopus-inspired adhesives are either passive without an actuation strategy or active but not energy efficient. Here, a novel design of a magnetically actuated, energy-efficient smart adhesive with rapidly tunable, great switchable, and highly reversible adhesion strength inspired by the elastic energy storage …
Elastic energy storage is consistent with the stretching of charged pairs located in flexible regions of the collagen molecule. Shear thinning, or thixotropy of skin, …
Small bipedal hoppers, including kangaroo rats, are not thought to benefit from substantial elastic energy storage and return during hopping. However, recent species-specific material properties research suggests that, despite relative thickness, the ankle extensor tendons of these small hoppers are considerably more compliant than had …
The continuous development of semiconductors over the last three decades has brought tremendous technological advances in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) [1], microelectromechanical systems (MEMS ...
Energy storage of passive muscles plays an important part in frequent activities of honey bee abdomens due to the muscle distribution and open circulatory system. However, the elastic energy and mechanical properties of structure in passive muscles remain unclear. In this article, stress relaxation tests on passive muscles from …
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202009217 Corpus ID: 229438829 Elastic Energy Storage Enabled Magnetically Actuated, Octopus‐Inspired Smart Adhesive @article{Wang2020ElasticES, title={Elastic Energy Storage Enabled Magnetically Actuated, Octopus‐Inspired Smart Adhesive}, author={Suhao Wang and Hongyu Luo and …
Elastic energy storage in muscle and tendon is important in at least three contexts (i) metabolic energy savings derived from reduced muscle work, (ii) amplification …
Elastic energy storage is consistent with the stretching of charged pairs located in flexible regions of the collagen molecule. Shear thinning, or thixotropy of skin, is hypothesized to reflect breakage of bonds that occur between collagen fibrils.
elastic energy storage and trigger mechanism are designed, and two-stage gear transmission is adopted. The mechanism mainly includes one-way bearings, ratchets, pawls, incomplete gears and …
In the design process of the piezo electric cantilever array, the proposal provided in [20] can be upgraded for new prototype. In addition, to minimize the size of the device, the study of how to make the power generator and the elastic energy storage unit into an overall compliant mechanism is worthwhile. Figure 12.
The elastic potential energy stored in a perfectly linearly elastic material is: (1) E elastic = ½ kx 2 = ½ F 2 / k = ½ Fx. A spring''s stiffness is determined by its geometry and the properties of the material it is made of. Stiffness can be converted into a geometry-independent material property, the elastic modulus, by appropriate ...
Here, a novel design of a magnetically actuated, energy-efficient smart adhesive with rapidly tunable, great switchable, and highly reversible adhesion strength …