Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination
Self-sustained chaotic system has the capability to maintain its own motion through directly absorbing energy from the steady external environment, showing extensive application potential in energy harvesters, self-cleaning, biomimetic robots, encrypted communication and other fields. In this paper,...
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| description | Self-sustained chaotic system has the capability to maintain its own motion through directly absorbing energy from the steady external environment, showing extensive application potential in energy harvesters, self-cleaning, biomimetic robots, encrypted communication and other fields. In this paper, a novel light-powered chaotic self-floating system is proposed by virtue of a nonlinear spring and a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) balloon, which is capable of self-floating under steady illumination due to self-beating. The corresponding theoretical model is formulated by combining dynamic LCE model and Newtonian dynamics. Numerical calculations show that the periodic self-floating of LCE balloon can occur under steady illumination, which is attributed to the light-powered self-beating of LCE balloon with shading coating. Furthermore, the chaotic self-floating is presented to be developed from the periodic self-floating through period doubling bifurcation. In addition, the effects of system parameters on the self-floating behaviors of the system are also investigated. The detailed calculations demonstrate that the regime of self-floating LCE balloon depends on a combination of system parameters. The chaotic self-floating system of current study may inspire the design of other chaotic self-sustained motion based on stimuli-responsive materials, and have guiding significance for energy harvesters, self-cleaning, biomimetic robots, encrypted communication and other applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8fb3b0cc9cf434ab893fb8dd6cee9b32023-04-05T08:25:35ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-03-0193e14447Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illuminationPeibao Xu0Haiyang Wu1Yuntong Dai2Kai Li3Department of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, PR ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, PR ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, PR ChinaCorresponding author.; Department of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, PR ChinaSelf-sustained chaotic system has the capability to maintain its own motion through directly absorbing energy from the steady external environment, showing extensive application potential in energy harvesters, self-cleaning, biomimetic robots, encrypted communication and other fields. In this paper, a novel light-powered chaotic self-floating system is proposed by virtue of a nonlinear spring and a liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) balloon, which is capable of self-floating under steady illumination due to self-beating. The corresponding theoretical model is formulated by combining dynamic LCE model and Newtonian dynamics. Numerical calculations show that the periodic self-floating of LCE balloon can occur under steady illumination, which is attributed to the light-powered self-beating of LCE balloon with shading coating. Furthermore, the chaotic self-floating is presented to be developed from the periodic self-floating through period doubling bifurcation. In addition, the effects of system parameters on the self-floating behaviors of the system are also investigated. The detailed calculations demonstrate that the regime of self-floating LCE balloon depends on a combination of system parameters. The chaotic self-floating system of current study may inspire the design of other chaotic self-sustained motion based on stimuli-responsive materials, and have guiding significance for energy harvesters, self-cleaning, biomimetic robots, encrypted communication and other applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023016547Self-sustained oscillationChaosLight-poweredLiquid crystal elastomerBalloonFloating |
| spellingShingle | Peibao Xu Haiyang Wu Yuntong Dai Kai Li Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination Heliyon Self-sustained oscillation Chaos Light-powered Liquid crystal elastomer Balloon Floating |
| title | Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination |
| title_full | Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination |
| title_fullStr | Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination |
| title_short | Self-sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination |
| title_sort | self sustained chaotic floating of a liquid crystal elastomer balloon under steady illumination |
| topic | Self-sustained oscillation Chaos Light-powered Liquid crystal elastomer Balloon Floating |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023016547 |
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