Publications

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Journal Papers

(33) Pu, Y., Zheng, S., Hu, X., Tang, S., & An, N.* (2024). Auxetic metamaterial-inspired robotic skins for programmable bending of soft pneumatic actuators. Submitted.

(32) Zhu, S., Guo, R., Jin, X., Ma, X., Zhou, J., & An, N.* (2024). Form finding of cable-membrane structures with flexible frames: Finite element implementation and application to umbrella-like rib-mesh reflectors. Submitted.

(31) Ma, X.*, An, N., Cong, Q., Bai, J., Wu, M., Xu, Y., Zhou, J., et al. Design, modeling, and manufacturing of high strain composites for space deployable structures. Communications Engineering 3, 78 (2024). [web][pdf]

(30) Guo, R., An, N.*, Yue, X., Ma, X., Jia, Q., & Zhou, J.* (2024). Extracting lamina parameters from response of laminates for inverse design of deployable structures. Modern Physics Letters B. [web][pdf].

(29) Jin, H., An, N.*, Jia, Q., Ma, X., & Zhou, J.* (2024). A mesoscale computational approach to predict ABD matrix of thin woven composites. Composite Structures, 337, 118031. [web] [pdf]

(28) Jin, H., An, N.*, Jia, Q., Guo, R., Ma, X., & Zhou, J. (2024). Optimizing deployment dynamics of composite tape-spring hinges. Thin-walled Structures, 198, 111738. [web][pdf]

(27) Deng, J., An, N.*, Jia, Q., and Ma, X. (2024) Deployment analysis of composite thin-walled lenticular tube with effect of storage time and temperature. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 37(1), 162-172. [web] [code] [pdf] [可展开结构]

(26) Guo, R.#, Jin, X.#, Jia, Q., Ma, X., An, N.* & Zhou, J. (2023). Folding, stowage, and deployment of composite thin-walled lenticular tubes. Acta Astronautica213, 567-577. [web] [pdf] [力学人] (#contributed equally)

(25) Chen, X., Li, M.*, An, N., & Zhou, J. (2023). Maximizing buckling load of metabeams via combinatorial optimization of microstructures. Modern Physics Letters B, 2350077. [web][pdf]

(24) Yue, M., Li, M.*, An, N., Yang, K., Wang, J., and Zhou, J. (2023) Modeling SEBM process of tantalum lattices. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 29(2), 232-245. [web] [pdf]

(23) Jin, H., Jia, Q., An, N.*, Zhao, G., Ma, X., & Zhou, J.* (2022). Surrogate Modeling Accelerated Shape Optimization of Deployable Composite Tape-Spring Hinges. AIAA Journal60(10), 5942-5953. [web] [pdf] [力学人]

(22) Wang, G., Sun, S., An, N., Li, M.*, and Zhou, J. (2022). Calculating band gaps of nonlinear mechanical metamaterials. Modern Physics Letters B,  p.2150610. [web] [pdf] [code]

(21) An, N.*, Jia, Q., Jin, H., Ma, X., & Zhou, J. (2022). Multiscale modeling of viscoelastic behavior of unidirectional composite laminates and deployable structures. Materials & Design219, 110754. [web] [code][pdf][SCUAA News][川大空天学院新闻][力学人]

(20) Liu, F., An, N., Sun, W.* and Zhou J. (2022) Designing soft mobile machines enabled by dielectric elastomer minimum energy structures. Polymers, 14(7), 1466. [web]

(19) 江静, 安宁, 杨广宇, 王建, 汤慧萍, 李梅娥*, 2022. 纯钨电子束选区熔化过程的温度场有限元模拟. 中国激光49(8), p.0802006. [pdf]

(18) Jia, Q., An, N.*, Ma, X., & Zhou, J. (2022). A dynamic finite element procedure for bending collapse of composite thin-walled lenticular tubes. Composite Structures287, 115364. [web][code][pdf]

(17) Zhao, X., An, N., Yang, G.*, Wang, J., Tang, H., Li, M.*, and Zhou, J. (2021). Enhancing standard finite element codes with POD for reduced order thermal analysis: Application to electron beam melting of pure tungsten. Materials Today Communications, 102796. [web][pdf][code]

(16) Jia, Q., An, N.*, Ma, X. and Zhou, J. (2021). Exploring the design space for nonlinear buckling of composite thin-walled lenticular tubes under pure bending. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 207, 106661. [web] [FEM code] [pdf]

(15) An, N., Yang, G., Yang, K., Wang, J., Li, M.* and Zhou, J. (2021). Implementation of Abaqus user subroutines and plugin for thermal analysis of powder-bed electron-beam-melting additive manufacturing process. Materials Today Communications, 102307. [web][pdf][FEM code]

(14) Wang, G., An, N., Sun, S., Zhou, J.* (2021). Folding mediated soft elasticity and band gap variation in mechanical metamaterials. Modern Physics Letters B, p.2150239. [web][pdf]

(13) Sun, S., An, N., Wang, G., Li, M.* and Zhou, J., (2021). Achieving selective snapping-back and enhanced hysteresis in soft mechanical metamaterials via fiber reinforcement. Journal of Applied Physics, 129, 044903. [web][pdf]

(12) Liu, T., Sun, S., Liu, H., An, N. and Zhou, J*., (2020). A predictive deep-learning approach for homogenization of auxetic kirigami metamaterials with randomly oriented cuts. Modern Physics Letters B, p.2150033. [web][pdf] [ML Codes][This paper has been highlighted in Modern Physics Letters B as one of the most read articles in the past three years in April 2023. [web][pdf]]

(11) An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2020). Modeling SMA-enabled Soft Deployable Structures for Kirigami/Origami Reflectors. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 180, 105753. [pdf] [web][Youtube Video][FEM Files]

(10) Zhang, L., Xiang, Y., Zhang, H., Cheng, L., Mao, X., An, N., Zhang, L., Zhou, J., Deng, L., Zhang, Y.*, Sun, X.*, Santos, H. A.*, Cui, W.* (2020). A Biomimetic 3D‐Self‐Forming Approach for Microvascular Scaffolds. Advanced Science, 1903553. [Cover]

(9) Xie, Z., Domel, A. G., An, N., Green, C., Gong, Z., Wang, T., Knubben, EM., Weaver, JC., Bertoldi, K.*, Wen, L.* (2020). Octopus arm-inspired tapered soft actuators with suckers for improved grasping. Soft robotics7(5), 639-648. [movies][Harvard Wyss Institute][Harvard SEAS News][Nanowerk][FEM files][Cover]

(8) An, N., Domel, A. G., Zhou, J., Rafsanjani, A.*, & Bertoldi, K.* (2020). Programmable hierarchical kirigami. Advanced Functional Materials30(6), 1906711.  [movies][Harvard News][Nanowerk][Cover]

(7) Sun, S., An, N., Wang, G., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2019). Snap-back induced hysteresis in an elastic mechanical metamaterial under tension. Applied Physics Letters115(9), 091901. 

(6) Li, M., Jiang, Z., An, N., & Zhou, J.* (2018). Harnessing programmed holes in hydrogel bilayers to design soft self-folding machines. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences140, 271-278. 

(5) An, N., Li, M., & Zhou, J.* (2018). Modeling and understanding locomotion of pneumatic soft robots. Soft Materials, 1-9. 

(4) An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2016). Predicting origami-inspired programmable self-folding of hydrogel trilayers. Smart Materials and Structures25(11), 11LT02. 

(3) An, N., Li, M.*, & Zhou, J. (2015). Instability of liquid crystal elastomers. Smart Materials and Structures25(1), 015016. 

(2) Liao, Y., An, N., Wang, N., Zhang, Y., Song, J., Zhou, J., & Liu, W.* (2015). Photoactive Self‐Shaping Hydrogels as Noncontact 3D Macro/Microscopic Photoprinting Platforms. Macromolecular rapid communications36(24), 2129-2136. 

(1) Zheng, W. J., An, N., Yang, J. H., Zhou, J., & Chen, Y. M.* (2015). Tough al-alginate/poly (n-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel with tunable lcst for soft robotics. ACS applied materials & interfaces7(3), 1758-1764. 

知识产权

(1) 安宁, 贾启龙. 复合材料粘弹性力学材料性能参数计算软件 V1.0,计算机软件著作权 (2022SR0961776),2022.5.18

(2) 安宁, 吴冬霖, 刘立业, 赵逸飞. 一种基于拓扑优化的空间可展开结构及其设计方法[P]. 四川省: CN116562097A, 2023-08-08.

(3) 安宁, 贾启龙. 一种复合材料的薄壁豆荚截面柔性肋及其设计方法[P]. 四川省: CN116742358A, 2023-09-12.