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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metamaterials

Background:

  • Modular structures offer assembly flexibility but face limitations in stiffness tunability and component universality.
  • Existing modular metamaterials struggle with adaptable performance due to material constraints.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a universal modular mechanical metamaterial with tunable elastic stiffness.
  • To investigate the quasi-static and dynamic mechanical behavior of this novel metamaterial.
  • To demonstrate its potential for advanced protection applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized honeycomb deconstruction and multi-layer bistable beams for metamaterial design.
  • Conducted experimental studies and numerical simulations for mechanical behavior analysis.
  • Performed rear-end impact simulations to evaluate protective capabilities.

Main Results:

  • The rigid-flexible modular metamaterial demonstrates tunable stiffness from component to hierarchical levels.
  • Incorporating soft components improved specific energy absorption.
  • Impact tests showed a 63.8% reduction in peak force and delayed occurrence.
  • Rear-end simulations indicated an 80% boost in impact mitigation and 85.7% reduction in maintenance costs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed metamaterial exhibits component interchangeability and tunable performance.
  • The self-locking mechanism arises from elasto-plastic deformation.
  • This offers a viable solution for rapid, low-cost advanced protection systems.