Design of customized optimized multistable structures for impact protection
Published online on March 12, 2026
Abstract
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Ahead of Print.
Multistable metamaterials provide promising solutions for impact protection owing to their reusability, high energy absorption efficiency, and insensitivity to loading rates. However, their inherent nonlinear mechanical behaviors, such as snap-through ...
Multistable metamaterials provide promising solutions for impact protection owing to their reusability, high energy absorption efficiency, and insensitivity to loading rates. However, their inherent nonlinear mechanical behaviors, such as snap-through ...