Origami sonic barrier for traffic noise mitigation
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsManoj Thota, Suyi Li, Kon-Well Wang
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Abstract
A sound barrier system for use in mitigating noise having an origami sheet or origami-inspired mechanism that can use folding to change configuration and lattice topology; and a plurality of cylindrical inclusions disposed on top of the origami sheet. The plurality of cylindrical inclusions being periodically arranged such that folding kinematics of the origami sheet induces reconfiguration of the periodicity of the plurality of cylindrical inclusions and associated wave blocking of the noise.
Claims18
A sound barrier system for use in mitigating noise, the sound barrier system comprising:
- a sheet that can use origami folding to change configuration and lattice topology;
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- a plurality of cylindrical inclusions disposed on top of the sheet, the plurality of cylindrical inclusions being periodically arranged such that folding kinematics of the sheet induces reconfiguration of the periodicity of the plurality of cylindrical inclusions and associated wave blocking of the noise.
A sound barrier system for use in mitigating noise, the sound barrier system comprising:
- a mechanism that can use origami folding to change configuration and lattice topology;
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- a plurality of cylindrical inclusions disposed on the mechanism, the plurality of cylindrical inclusions being periodically arranged such that folding kinematics of the mechanism induces reconfiguration of the periodicity of the plurality of cylindrical inclusions and associated wave blocking of the noise.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.