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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2022
Applicants:
Daniel Aukes, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Yuhao Jiang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Aukes, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Yuhao Jiang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 5/02 (2006.01); B60F 3/00 (2006.01); B62D 57/02 (2006.01); B63H 1/32 (2006.01); B64C 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60F 5/02 (2013.01); B62D 57/02 (2013.01); B63H 1/32 (2013.01); B64C 33/02 (2013.01); B60F 3/003 (2013.01);
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.