Structural Dynamics and Controls Lab – Structural Dynamics and Controls Lab

Structural Dynamics and Controls Lab

Origami traffic sound barrier in G.G. Brown building

Phononic Metastructure Wave Steering

Fluidic origami

Earthworm-like robots

Muscel

machinery up close

The research mission of the Structural Dynamics and Controls Lab (SDCL) at the University of Michigan (U-M) is to create novel modeling, analysis, design, and control methodologies for the discovery, understanding and realization of emerging matter and systems with advanced functionalities and performances, such as high adaptivity, precision, mobility, and autonomy, etc. The lab is directed by Dr. K. W. Wang, A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Stephen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Throughout the years, the SDCL has created new paradigms, pioneered innovative and bold directions, and made significant contributions and impacts to fundamental research as well as to the industry. For detailed information about our lab, please proceed to the following links to review our recent research projects, publications, and people.

The SDCL research projects are funded by various industrial and government sponsors. Past and present sponsors include Air Force Office of Scientific Research, DARPA, Eastman Kodak Company, Electrical Power Research Institute, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Jet Propulsion Lab, Lord Corporation, NASA, National Rotorcraft Technology Center, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Teledyne, U.S. Army Automotive Research Center, and U.S. Army Research Office.

Structural Dynamics and Controls Laboratory
Rm. 2223 and 2209 G. G. Brown Building
2350 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Physical Reservoir Computing-Based Mechano-Intelligence in Self-Adaptive Phononic Metastructures

Tunable Topological Mechanical Metamaterials for Elastic Wave Control

Adaptive Non-Reciprocal Wave Transmission via Reconfigurable Metastable Metastructures

Phononic Bandgap Adaptation and Wave Steering via Origami Folding and Lattice Reconfiguration

On the Dynamics of Origami Deployment

Bistable Dynamics of Stacked Miura-Ori Structures

Fluidic Origami: A Plant-Inspired Innovation

Rotational Multistable Joints for High Speed Cobot Operations

Muscle: Inspiration for a New Class of Engineered Adaptive System

Earthworm-Inspired Metameric Robot Locomotion

Harnessing Complex Dynamics of Mechanical-Electrical System for Energy Harvesting

Efficient Uncertainty Quantification for Online Simulations of Complex Mobility Systems

Please follow the Projects link for details.

Y. Zhang, A. Deshmukh, K.W. Wang, "Embodying Multifunctional Mechano-Intelligence in and through Phononic Metastructures Harnessing Physical Reservoir Computing," Advanced Science, 2305074, 2023.

P. Dorin, M. Khan, K.W. Wang, "Uncovering and Experimental Realization of Multimodal 3D Topological Metamaterials for Low-Frequency and Multiband Elastic Wave Control," Advanced Science, 10(30), 2304793, 2023.

Z. Liu, H. Fang, J. Xu, K.W. Wang, “Digitized Design and Mechanical Property Reprogrammability of Multistable Origami Metamaterials,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 173, 105237, 2023.

Z. Liu, H. Fang, J. Xu, K.W. Wang, “Cellular Automata Inspired Multistable Origami Metamaterials for Mechanical Learning,” Advanced Science, 2305146, 2023.

M. Hathcock, B-I Popa, K. W. Wang, “Origami Inspired Phononic Structure with Metamaterial Inclusions for Tunable Angular Wave Steering,” Journal of Applied Physics, 129(14), 145103, 2021.

Z. Li, N. Kidambi, L. Wang, K.W. Wang, “Uncovering Rotational Multifunctionalities of Coupled Kresling Modular Structure,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 9(14), 100795, 2020.

S. Li, H. Fang, S. Sadeghi, P. Bhovad, K. W. Wang, “Architected Origami Materials: How Folding Creates Sophisticated Mechanical Properties,” Advanced Materials, 180528, 2019.

X. Zhan, H. Fang, J. Xu, K. W. Wang, “Planar Locomotion of Earthworm-Like Metameric Robots,” International Journal of Robotics Research, 38(14), 1751-1774, 2019.

H. Fang, Shih-Cheng A. Chu, Yutong Xia, K. W. Wang, “Programmable Self-Locking Origami Mechanical Metamaterials,” Advanced Materials, 1706311, 2018.

Please follow the Publications link for a list of recent publications.