A novel bio-inspired anti-vibration structure for operating hand-held jackhammers

• Published in: Mechanical systems and signal processing Vol. 118; pp. 317 - 339
• Main Authors: Jing, Xingjian, Zhang, Linli, Feng, Xiao, Sun, Bo, Li, Quankun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Anti-vibration structures; Biomimetics; Computer simulation; Construction equipment; Construction industry; Demolition; Demolition tools; Exoskeleton; Exoskeletons; Exploratory drilling; Nonlinear dynamics; Pain; Vibration control; Vibration simulators; Nonlinear dynamics; Vibration control; Exoskeleton; Anti-vibration structures; Demolition tools

•A bio-inspired anti-vibration structure is employed, for the first time, for vibration suppression of hand-held jackhammers.•The nonlinear stiffness of the structure demonstrates very beneficial high-static-low-dynamic property.•The nonlinearity can offer a decreasing stiffness subject to increasin...