18468815. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING FLEXURAL WAVES (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING FLEXURAL WAVES
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Tomohiro Miwa of Toyota-shi Aichi-Ken JP
Miki Nakahara of Toyota-shi Aichi-Ken JP
Debasish Banerjee of Ann Arbor MI US
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING FLEXURAL WAVES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18468815 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING FLEXURAL WAVES
Original Abstract Submitted
Disclosed are systems for directing flexural waves acting upon a structure. In one example, a system includes a beam and a pair of scatterers disposed on the beam and configured to induce a flexural wave on the beam when actuated at a frequency. The system is configured to direct a direction of travel of the flexural wave acting on the beam based on the width of the beam, the distance between the scatterers forming the pair of scatterers, and/or a phase difference between the actuation of the pair of scatterers.