An infinitely-stiff elastic system via a tuned negative-stiffness component stabilized by rotation-produced gyroscopic forces
Abstract
An elastic system containing a negative-stiffness element tuned to produce positive-infinite system stiffness, although statically unstable as is any such elastic system if unconstrained, is proved to be stabilized by rotation-produced gyroscopic forces at sufficiently high rotation rates. This is accomplished in possibly the simplest model of a composite structure (or solid) containing a negative-stiffness component that exhibits all these features, facilitating a conceptually and mathematically transparent, completely closed-form analysis.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 27, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4954967
Entities
People
- D. M. Kochmann
- W. J. Drugan
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- California Institute of Technology
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Division of Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation
- Division of Materials Research
- University of Wisconsin–Madison