EAGER: Loss-Free Energy Storage and Transition Due to Nature's Miracle Protein - Resilin

EAGER：大自然的神奇蛋白质 - Resilin 实现无损失的能量存储和转换

• 批准号: 1050685
• 负责人: Joseph Turner
• 金额: $ 14.99万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-08-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1050685&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Loss; Free; Energy; Storage

EAGER:(Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research)- Loss-Free Energy Storage and Transition Due to Nature's Miracle Protein ResilinMechanical systems with programmable elastic properties to permit loss-free transmission or storage of mechanical energy are the ultimate dream of engineers. Nature offers readily available model systems found in the cuticle of insects. It is assumed that the highly elastic protein resilin- in specific cuticle places leads to optimal energy storage. The central hypothesis is that not only the material itself but also the positioning of elastic elements result in a nearly loss-free energy transport. The objective of the proposed project is to explore the static and dynamic properties of highly elastic cuticle with advanced nanomechanical testing methods. The local probing of the individual elastic elements inside the cuticle under various conditions is original and will reveal fundamentally new information that is not accessible with any other method. Understanding the mechanical behavior of resilin and the optimal positioning in the insect cuticle will lead to the design of new rubberlike polymers and novel micromechanical spring-systems with extraordinary low energy loss. The expected findings will result in a new quality of micro and nanomechanical systems, which will be superior to any other existing solutions and have a wide range of applications. Energy efficient locomotor systems are of high interest in the construction of minuscule robots for operational use in areas dangerous for human safety and health. Engineering systems based on the example of the excellent flight maneuver of the dragonfly or the efficient jumping mechanism of grasshoppers will have, without any doubt, similar impact as surfaces designed after the LOTUS effect.

渴望：（探索性研究的早期概念赠款） - 由于自然的奇迹蛋白恢复机械系统带有可编程弹性特性，无损失的能源存储和过渡，以允许无损失的传输或机械能的存储是工程师的最终梦想。大自然提供了在昆虫角质层中发现的可用模型系统。假定在特定角质层的高度弹性蛋白质溶酶蛋白 - 可带来最佳的能量储存。中心假设是，不仅材料本身，而且弹性元件的定位导致几乎无损耗的能量运输。拟议项目的目的是使用先进的纳米力学测试方法探索高度弹性角质层的静态和动态特性。在各种条件下，对角质层中各个弹性元素的局部探测是原始的，它将揭示从根本上使用任何其他方法访问的新信息。了解Resilin的机械行为和在昆虫表皮中的最佳定位将导致设计新的橡胶状聚合物和新型的微型机械弹簧系统，并具有非凡的低能量损失。预期的发现将导致新质量的微型和纳米力学系统，这些系统将优于任何其他现有解决方案，并具有广泛的应用。节能的运动系统对建造微小机器人的兴趣很高，用于在人体安全和健康方面的危险区域使用。基于蜻蜓的出色飞行操纵或蚱hoppers的有效跳跃机制的示例的工程系统将毫无疑问地与莲花效应后设计的表面相似。