Non-contact actuated snap-through buckling of a pre-buckled bistable hard-magnetic elastica

• Main Authors: Zhang, Yingchao, Ma, Yinji, Yu, Jing, Gao, Huajian
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Hard Magnetic Elastica; Magnetization Distribution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171360
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Snap-through buckling of bistable structures is a classic topic in mechanics which has been widely studied and applied in various fields such as mechanical meta-materials and soft robotics. Obstacles that hinder broader applications of conventional bistable structures include the requirement of cont...