Fig. 2.

Effect of input energy and dissipation on the wave front. (A and B) Numerically predicted time at which each joint along the linkage with nearest neighbor connections and $d/L=0.02$ snaps for (A) different energy inputs $U_{\mathrm{p}\mathrm{e}\mathrm{r}}/U_0^{\left(1\right)}$ and (B) different friction coefficients $\mu$. Both an increase in input energy and a decrease in friction make the wave propagate further into the structure.