Bionic Design of the Bumper Beam Inspired by the Bending and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Bamboo

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2018/8062321/figures/8062321.fig.0011a.svgz" name="8062321.fig.0011a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>The section view of the bamboo node</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/abb/volume-2018/8062321/figures/8062321.fig.0011b.svgz" name="8062321.fig.0011b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>The top section view of the bionic stiffener rib</td></tr></table>

<div>Simplified engineering design of the bionic rib according to the structure of the bamboo node.</div>

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Figure 11: Bionic Design of the Bumper Beam Inspired by the Bending and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Bamboo 