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ArticlePolymers2023

Heat-Driven Synchronization in Coupled Liquid Crystal Elastomer Spring Self-Oscillators.

Kai Li, Haiyang Wu, Biao Zhang, Yuntong Dai, Yong Yu

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kai LiDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4898-2827
Haiyang WuDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China.
Biao ZhangDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China.
Yuntong DaiDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8576-9430
Yong YuDepartment of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1182-2248

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Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2008085QA23Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2208085Y01National Natural Science Foundation of China 12172001National Natural Science Foundation of China 12202002University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province 2022AH020029University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province KJ2020A0453
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Abstract

Self-oscillating coupled machines are capable of absorbing energy from the external environment to maintain their own motion and have the advantages of autonomy and portability, which also contribute to the exploration of the field of synchronization and clustering. Based on a thermally responsive liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) spring self-oscillator in a linear temperature field, this paper constructs a coupling and synchronization model of two self-oscillators connected by springs. Based on the existing dynamic LCE model, this paper theoretically reveals the self-oscillation mechanism and synchronization mechanism of two self-oscillators. The results show that adjusting the initial conditions and system parameters causes the coupled system to exhibit two synchronization modes: in-phase mode and anti-phase mode. The work conducted by the driving force compensates for the damping dissipation of the system, thus maintaining self-oscillation. The phase diagrams of different system parameters are drawn to illuminate the self-oscillation and synchronization mechanism. For weak interaction, changing the initial conditions may obtain the modes of in-phase and anti-phase. Under conditions of strong interactions, the system consistently exhibits an in-phase mode. Furthermore, an investigation is conducted on the influence of system parameters, such as the LCE elastic coefficient and spring elastic coefficient, on the amplitudes and frequencies of the two synchronization modes. This study aims to enhance the understanding of self-oscillator synchronization and its potential applications in areas such as energy harvesting, power generation, detection, soft robotics, medical devices and micro/nanodevices.

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fiberlinear temperature fieldliquid crystal elastomerspring oscillatorsynchronization

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