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US 12,240,283 B2Granted
Buckling beams for underwater and terrestrial autonomous vehicles
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsDaniel Aukes, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Yuhao Jiang
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Abstract
A mechanical system includes a curved beam and a motor coupled to the curved beam. The curved beam is configured to buckle at two different locations along the positive and negative portions of its load/displacement curve, corresponding to opposite and equal sense bending directions. The motor is configured to impart a flapping motion to the curved beam.
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A mechanical system comprising:
- a curved beam;
- a slider coupled to the curved beam and configured to alter an effective length of the curved beam;
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- a motor coupled to the curved beam, wherein the motor is configured to impart a flapping motion to the curved beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.