Light-powered self-sustained jumper via splay-aligned liquid crystal elastomer
Dali Ge, Qingchang Yang
Topics & Concepts
JumperMaterials scienceElastomerJumpMechanicsNonlinear systemDeformation (meteorology)Mechanical energyJumpingConstant (computer programming)Liquid crystalCrystal (programming language)Potential energyElastic energyStrain energyEnergy (signal processing)Composite materialConnection (principal bundle)DissipationAdhesiveControl theory (sociology)Work (physics)Beam (structure)Structural engineeringDisplacement (psychology)Falling (accident)Tension (geology)Energy transformationOscillation (cell signaling)Mechanism (biology)Time constantMechanical engineeringComputer scienceAdvanced Materials and MechanicsSoft Robotics and ApplicationsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions