Reconfiguration of a smart surface using heteroclinic connections

Jiaying Zhang, Colin R McInnes, Ming Xu

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Abstract

A reconfigurable smart surface with multiple equilibria is presented, modelled using discrete point masses and linear springs with geometric nonlinearity. An energy-efficient reconfiguration scheme is then investigated to connect equal-energy unstable (but actively controlled) equilibria. In principle zero net energy input is required to transition the surface between these unstable states, compared to transitions between stable equilibria across a potential barrier. These transitions between equal-energy unstable states therefore form heteroclinic connections in the phase space of the problem. Moreover, the smart surface model developed can be considered as a unit module for a range of applications, including modules which can aggregate together to form larger distributed smart surface systems.
LanguageEnglish
Pages1-24
Number of pages24
JournalProceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Early online date11 Jan 2017
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 11 Jan 2017

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Heteroclinic Connection
Reconfiguration
Unstable
modules
Energy
Multiple Equilibria
Geometric Nonlinearity
Module
energy
Electron transitions
Energy Efficient
Electron energy levels
Phase Space
nonlinearity
Unit
Zero
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Keywords

  • reconfigurable smart surface
  • heteroclinic connections
  • energy efficiency

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Zhang, Jiaying ; McInnes, Colin R ; Xu, Ming. / Reconfiguration of a smart surface using heteroclinic connections. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 2017 ; pp. 1-24.
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Zhang, J, McInnes, CR & Xu, M 2017, 'Reconfiguration of a smart surface using heteroclinic connections' Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2016.0614

Reconfiguration of a smart surface using heteroclinic connections. / Zhang, Jiaying; McInnes, Colin R; Xu, Ming.

In: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 11.01.2017, p. 1-24.

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Zhang J, McInnes CR, Xu M. Reconfiguration of a smart surface using heteroclinic connections. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 2017 Jan 11;1-24. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2016.0614

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