3 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Inverse Elastica: A Theoretical Framework for Inverse Design of Morphing Slender Structures
JiaHao Li, Weicheng Huang, YinBo Zhu +4
Inverse design of morphing slender structures with programmable curvature has significant applications in various engineering fields. Most existing studies formulate it as an optim…
cond-mat.soft2025
A tutorial on simulating nonlinear behaviors of flexible structures with the discrete differential geometry (DDG) method
Weicheng Huang, Zhuonan Hao, Jiahao Li +6
Flexible elastic structures, such as beams, rods, ribbons, plates, and shells, exhibit complex nonlinear dynamical behaviors that are central to a wide range of engineering and sci…
cond-mat.soft2024
Inverse Design of Planar Clamped-Free Elastic Rods from Noisy Data
Dezhong Tong, Zhuonan Hao, Weicheng Huang
Slender structures, such as rods, often exhibit large nonlinear geometrical deformations even under moderate external forces (e.g., gravity). This characteristic results in a rich…