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US 2008/0166519 A1Published application
Intelligent bi-stable structure system
OwnerEugene H. C. LEUNGinventor
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The present invention discloses intelligent bi-stable structure system is provided. The system has a discrete number of states. The system comprises a plurality of bi-stable metal strips, a plurality of connections connecting the bi-stable metal strips, and at least one control point for controlling the state of the system. The connections are provided to have the system being in one stable state and the system transforms from one stable state to another stable state as the control point is activated. Since the system absorbs energy in order to transform from one state to a second state by activating a control point, the system can be utilized in dampers, walls for sustaining earthquake. Furthermore, the system can divide the space into various configurations according to the various states of the system so as to provide flexible spatial utilization and flexible landscape.
An intelligent bi-stable structure system, having a first stable state and a second stable state, the system comprising:
An intelligent bi-stable structure system, having a discrete number of stable states, the system comprising:
An intelligent structure system, the system comprising:
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