Structural design inspired by beetle elytra and its mechanical properties |
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Authors: | Ce Guo WenWei Song ZhenDong Dai |
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Institution: | Institute of Bio-inspired Structure and Surface Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China |
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Abstract: | On the basis of the microstructure of the cross-section of a beetle’s elytra, three bio-inspired lightweight structures were
designed and built from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic with a three-dimensional printer. The mechanical properties
of three lightweight structures were analyzed and compared employing the finite element method, and quasi-static compression
experiments and a three-point bending test on the structure samples were carried out using an electronic universal testing
machine to verify the effectiveness of the finite element method. The results show that all three bio-structures were lightweight
and had excellent mechanical properties. In particular, the bio-structure with spherical holes and hollow columns perpendicular
to the top and bottom surfaces best imitated the microstructure of the cross-section of the Cybister elytra and had the greatest
specific strength/stiffness in compression and bending. Finally, a preliminary optimization design was obtained for this bio-structure
to further improve its specific strength and specific stiffness to 31.82 kN m/kg and 108.73 kN m2/kg respectively. |
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Keywords: | elytra microstructure bio-inspired lightweight structure finite element analysis |
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