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Mechanical multi-level memory from multi-stable metamaterial
Abstract
In this Letter, we consider the dynamics of a multi-stable metamaterial with an elastic substrate to realize a mechanical system within which the position of a transition wavefront can be precisely controlled and remotely determined. This ability is enabled, in part, by a (strain-)tunable potential energy landscape that conveys the wavefront from one stabilizing defect site to another. In separating two acoustically distinct domains, the wavefront reflects small-amplitude waves of appropriate frequency back toward the source whereupon the time interval between excitation and echo reveals the position of the front. In a numerical study, we exploit these mechanisms for mechanical multi-level memory, which may find applications, e.g., in soft robots as a flexible alternative to current rigid memory technologies. More generally, we anticipate that the concepts presented here toward a command of the transition wave position will enhance the development and applicability of multi-stable metamaterials.
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