Programmable Quasi-Zero-Stiffness Metamaterials

Wenlong Liu; Sen Yan; Zhiqiang Meng; Lingling Wu; Yong Xu; Jie Chen; Jingbo Sun; Ji Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2023.11.027

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Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4) : 160-167. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2023.11.027

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Programmable Quasi-Zero-Stiffness Metamaterials

Wenlong Liu^a ,
Sen Yan^a ,
Zhiqiang Meng^b ,
Lingling Wu^c ,
Yong Xu^a^,^d ,
Jie Chen^d ,
Jingbo Sun^a ,
Ji Zhou^a^,^*

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Quasi-zero-stiffness (QZS) metamaterials have attracted significant interest for application in low-frequency vibration isolation. However, previous work has been limited by the design mechanism of QZS metamaterials, as it is still difficult to achieve a simplified structure suitable for practical engineering applications. Here, we introduce a class of programmable QZS metamaterials and a novel design mechanism that address this long-standing difficulty. The proposed QZS metamaterials are formed by an array of representative unit cells (RUCs) with the expected QZS features, where the QZS features of the RUC are tailored by means of a structural bionic mechanism. In our experiments, we validate the QZS features exhibited by the RUCs, the programmable QZS behavior, and the potential promising applications of these programmable QZS metamaterials in low-frequency vibration isolation. The obtained results could inspire a new class of programmable QZS metamaterials for low-frequency vibration isolation in current and future mechanical and other engineering applications.

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Quasi-zero stiffness / Metamaterials / Vibration isolation / Bionic mechanism

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Wenlong Liu, Sen Yan, Zhiqiang Meng, Lingling Wu, Yong Xu, Jie Chen, Jingbo Sun, Ji Zhou. Programmable Quasi-Zero-Stiffness Metamaterials. Engineering, 2025, 47(4): 160‒167 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2023.11.027

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