APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND MATERIALS FOR STIFFNESS AND DAMPING CONTROL INCLUDING RIBBED GEOMETRY, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

摘要

Embodiments described herein relate generally to apparatus (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600; 800; 900) with ribbed structures or geometries for stiffness and damping control (110; 210; 310; 410; 410; 510; 610; 710; 810; 910; 1010; 1110; 1210; 1310; 1410), and methods of producing the same. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a ribbed structure having a set of ribs, configured to deform elastically under shock. In some embodiments, the set of ribs can have a sinusoidal wave shape. In some embodiments, the set of ribs can have a heterogeneous wave shape. In some embodiments, the set of ribs can have material properties that change along the length of the ribbed structure, such as wavelength, amplitude, wave shape, and material thickness.