Fig. 3: FEM simulation of TH (Trimmed Helicoids) architectured structures with varied thickness and width. | npj Robotics

Fig. 3: FEM simulation of TH (Trimmed Helicoids) architectured structures with varied thickness and width.

From: Trimmed helicoids: an architectured soft structure yielding soft robots with high precision, large workspace, and compliant interactions

Fig. 3

a FEM simulation of TH architectured structures with varied thickness T. b FEM simulation of TH architectured structures with varied width W. c Axial and bending stiffness of TH architectured structures with varied thickness T. d Axial and bending stiffness of TH archi-tectured structures with varied width to radius ratio (W/R). e Non-dimensional stiffness ratio λstiff = Kaxial R2/Kbend of TH architectured structures with varied thickness and width and (f) equivalent mapping from the helix structure to the sine wave structure.

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