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1College of Home and Art Design, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
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Excessive vibration during human knee joint movement poses challenges to biomechanical performance and comfort, which this study aims to mitigate through the design of a bio-inspired honeycomb-based vibration-damping structure, for the purpose of optimizing dynamic vibration absorption efficiency. Three honeycomb geometries-regular triangle, square, and regular hexagon-were evaluated via dynamic mechanical simulation, identifying the regular hexagon as the most effective base configuration. Using the control variable method within reasonable parameter ranges, finite element analysis was employed to systematically examine the influence of wall thickness, side length, and gradient of the regular hexagonal honeycomb on its damping performance. The findings demonstrate that vibration damping is maximized under a configuration with a wall thickness of 1.8 mm, a side length of 6 mm, and a gradient of 110%.
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