Seismic isolation design of structure using variable friction pendulum bearings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2021.106855
Abstract: Abstract Herein, analytical and experimental investigations are conducted to characterize the performance of a novel variable friction pendulum bearing (VFPB) capable of progressively exhibiting different hysteretic properties for different displacement amplitudes. An analytic scheme comprising… read more here.
Keywords: friction pendulum; variable friction; performance; design ... See more keywords
Soft robot with a novel variable friction design actuated by SMA and electromagnet
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-665x/aae412
Abstract: A novel variable friction mechanism is presented for a soft robot that can both move on a flat smooth surface and crawl on a steep smooth surface. First, the variable friction mechanism of the head… read more here.
Keywords: soft robot; electromagnet; friction; novel variable ... See more keywords