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An Artificial Gecko Foot Model. In The COMSOL Multiphysics Model Library in the MEMS Module. An Artificial Gecko Foot Model. Traditional structural analysis but on the micro/nano scale For pictures of a real vs synthetic gecko foot see for example:
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In The COMSOL Multiphysics Model Library in the MEMS Module
An Artificial Gecko Foot Model • Traditional structural analysis but on the micro/nano scale • For pictures of a real vs synthetic gecko foot see for example: • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: http://www.pnas.org/content/104/26/10792/F1.large.jpg
An Artificial Gecko Foot Model • CAD model • Assembly with identity pairs (yellow)
An Artificial Gecko Foot Model • Hexahedral Nonconforming Mesh
An Artificial Gecko Foot Model • Conforming mesh is default in COMSOL. • Nonconforming Mesh is Optional • not as accurate as conforming mesh but usually quicker to solve for
Basic contact force and friction force Constrained at other end
An Artificial Gecko Foot Model • 85,000 degrees of freedom • Solves in 8 s using PARDISO parallel solver • Visualization: • Von Mises Effective Stress Plot • Deformation Plot Core 2 Duo T9900 3GHz, using <1GB
An Artificial Gecko Foot Model • Conforming mesh • 583,000 degrees of freedom • Solves in 101 s using PARDISO parallel solver Core 2 Duo T9900 3GHz, using ~3.5GB