A MONTE CARLO APPROACH FOR STUDYING THE BEHAVIOR OF NATURAL AND BIO-INSPIRED FIBRILLAR ADHESIVE PADS
Geckos,spiders and etc.are recognized for their ability to climb almost anytype of surface.Previous studies reveal that thousands of fibrils on the toe tipof these animals produce enough force to carry their body weight by employingVan der Waals forces.Various mechanical models have been developed todescribe these specific fiber-array structures assuming each fiber as cylindricalcontact element with constant height and length contacting smooth surface.Following study demonstrates a novel Monet Carlo Simulation (MCS) techniquecapable to study the effects of natural variations of contact elements diameterand uneven contact surface on the total pull-off force produced.
Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) Fibrillar structures Biomimetics
M.Safdari M.Baniasadi M.Fathi
Department of Mechanical Engineering,Wichita State University,Wichita,67260-0133,USA Institute of KnowLedge Based System and Knowledge Management,University of Siegen,Siegen,Germany
国际会议
第二届国际非均质材料力学会议(The Second International Conference on Heterogeneous Material Mechanics)
安徽黄山
英文
598-601
2008-06-03（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）