An Improved Structural Analysis Method for Isolator with Quasi-Zero-Stiffness Characteristic

<div>(a) Nondimensional stiffness versus nondimensional displacement with <span class="nowrap"><svg height="11.7782pt" id="M268" style="vertical-align:-3.42938pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.34882 27.8238 11.7782" width="27.8238pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M478 372C478 418 458 448 431 448C409 448 389 431 389 410C389 404 391 400 394 395C398 388 406 371 406 348C406 253 308 122 251 51H249C254 122 249 257 231 336C212 421 189 448 159 448C126 448 75 412 23 327L48 306C83 354 103 371 115 371C125 371 134 360 144 334C185 224 192 64 183 -19C146 -100 116 -202 110 -244L125 -261C154 -259 208 -234 222 -220C222 -194 225 -84 235 -23C247 -3 273 36 308 79C379 165 478 288 478 372Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,10.148,0)"><path d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,21.411,0)"><path d="M384 0V27C293 34 287 42 287 114V635C232 613 172 594 109 583V559L157 557C201 555 205 550 205 499V114C205 42 199 34 109 27V0H384Z"></path></g></svg>.</span> (b) Nondimensional stiffness of the QZS mechanism at the equilibrium position varies with structure parameter and coefficient of rotational friction.</div>

Shock and Vibration

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Figure 14: An Improved Structural Analysis Method for Isolator with Quasi-Zero-Stiffness Characteristic 