Non-uniform pneumatic actuation switches macroscopic properties of elastomeric honeycombs
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| author | Faltus, Ondřej Doškář, Martin Havelka, Jan Rychnovský, Pavel Rokoš, Ondřej |
| author_facet | Faltus, Ondřej Doškář, Martin Havelka, Jan Rychnovský, Pavel Rokoš, Ondřej |
| contents | Honeycomb microstructures with circular voids are well known to undergo pattern transformations under macroscopic strain loading. Depending on the biaxiality of the applied strain, they deform into three different patterns. Here we demonstrate that the same three patterns can be triggered also by pneumatic actuation of the voids, with resulting patterns depending on an applied pressurization scheme, i.e., the ratio of suction pressures introduced in different voids within the microstructure. Our numerically obtained findings are experimentally validated on two finite size samples made of silicone rubber cast in a 3D printed mold. In numerical studies, we first showcase the evolution of homogenized stiffness and its anisotropy during the genesis of pneumatically-induced patterns. Our loading schemes result in macroscopic stiffness varying by a factor of two with loading direction, chosen by a reversible actuation independent of the load itself. Second, we study the effect of the pneumatic actuation on acoustic properties of the microstructure, finding the proposed method viable to trigger different acoustic bandgaps. |
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| spellingShingle | Non-uniform pneumatic actuation switches macroscopic properties of elastomeric honeycombs Faltus, Ondřej Doškář, Martin Havelka, Jan Rychnovský, Pavel Rokoš, Ondřej Applied Physics Honeycomb microstructures with circular voids are well known to undergo pattern transformations under macroscopic strain loading. Depending on the biaxiality of the applied strain, they deform into three different patterns. Here we demonstrate that the same three patterns can be triggered also by pneumatic actuation of the voids, with resulting patterns depending on an applied pressurization scheme, i.e., the ratio of suction pressures introduced in different voids within the microstructure. Our numerically obtained findings are experimentally validated on two finite size samples made of silicone rubber cast in a 3D printed mold. In numerical studies, we first showcase the evolution of homogenized stiffness and its anisotropy during the genesis of pneumatically-induced patterns. Our loading schemes result in macroscopic stiffness varying by a factor of two with loading direction, chosen by a reversible actuation independent of the load itself. Second, we study the effect of the pneumatic actuation on acoustic properties of the microstructure, finding the proposed method viable to trigger different acoustic bandgaps. |
| title | Non-uniform pneumatic actuation switches macroscopic properties of elastomeric honeycombs |
| topic | Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15741 |