Bionic Mechanical Analysis of Dragonfly Wings: The Feasibility of Mesh Combination to Improve Structural Stiffness
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https://doi.org/10.13052/ejcm2642-2085.3142Keywords:
dragonfly wing, vein mesh, stiffness, finite element simulation, mesh structureAbstract
The nodes of the object will show different degrees of deformation and displacement or even damage over time. The mesh structure is flexible and different mesh shapes and arrangements will affect the structural stiffness of the object. The unique structure of dragonfly wing veins allows the dragonfly to withstand pressures several times higher than itself and to fly freely. This study is based on dragonfly wing bionics to disassemble the structure of dragonfly wing vein geometry. And it aims to investigate the deflection under different geometries and three-dimensional spatial structures by using the drawing software Auto CAD to draw dragonfly sample graphics, the finite element software Hyper mesh to build the model and the solver OptiStruct to analyze the structure of wrinkling, arching deflection, z-direction maximum displacement, y-direction maximum rotation angle, combined displacement test under the different loads. The results show that: (1) The dragonfly wing vein mesh structure can enhance the stiffness under load. (2) In contrast, the displacement deformation of quadrilateral and combined hexagonal is smaller. (3) The structural stiffness of quadrilateral hexagon is enhanced as the height of wrinkling and arching increases. (4) The improvement of grid deflection with membrane structure is better than that without membrane structure. According to the above experimental results, the quadrilateral wrinkling and hexagonal arching structure has a significant improvement on the load bearing and deflection of the mesh, and has the potential to make structural optimization of the mesh series products, which is suitable for practical application and promotion.
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