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Optimal Synthesis of Topology for Compliant Mechanisms

Volume 14: Design, Systems, and Complexity, 2019
Abstract The aim of the present work is disclosing a model suitable to provide a new tool for the synthesis of mechanisms and structures. Firstly, a framework will be introduced for the representation of a particular class of mechanisms: compliant mechanisms.
Caputi, Antonio, Russo, Davide
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Analyzing Overconstrained Design of Compliant Mechanisms

Volume 4: 8th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control, Parts A and B, 2011
Whereas the use of compliant mechanisms is favorable for high precision applications, the constraints must be dealt with carefully. In an overconstrained design the actual natural frequencies and stiffnesses can differ considerably from their intended values.
Aarts, R.G.K.M., Boer, S.E., Meijaard, J.P., Brouwer, D.M., Jonker, J.B.   +4 more
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On the Shaking Force Balancing of Compliant Mechanisms

2019 7th International Conference on Control, Mechatronics and Automation (ICCMA), 2019
This paper is a first approach in finding design principles for the design of shaking force balanced compliant mechanisms. Shaking force balance means that the motions of the mechanism do not create any resultant dynamic reaction forces on the base, eliminating base vibrations.It is found that for a single balanced rotatable flexible link two stiffness
S. Martínez, J. P. Meijaard, Volkert van der Wijk   +2 more
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Mechanics of compliant structures

2005
Biological organisms must be structurally efficient. Hence it is not surprising that nature has embraced the compliant membrane structure as a central element in higher biological forms. This chapter discusses the unique challenges of modeling the mechanical behavior of compliant membrane structures.
C. H. M. Jenkins, W. W. Schur, G. Greshchik   +2 more
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Origami-equivalent compliant mechanism

Applied Physics Letters, 2019
Origami structures have gained tremendous attention due to their extreme kinematic performance. However, typical origami structures suffer from poor load-bearing capacity due to extreme slenderness of facets. In this letter, we introduce a technique to design an origami-equivalent compliant mechanism which preserves the origami kinetics and kinematics ...
Soroush Kamrava, Ranajay Ghosh, Jian Xiong, Samuel M. Felton, Ashkan Vaziri   +4 more
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On the Mechanical Advantage of Compliant Mechanisms

How effective are compliant mechanisms for force transmission? We explore here how their inherent elastic deformation limits, or does not, their ability to transmit forces; and analyze their elastokinematic behavior to quantify, understand, and interpret the transmission of forces.
R Vishwanath, G. K. Ananthasuresh
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Active Compliant Parallel Mechanisms

Volume 5A: 38th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, 2014
In a novel compliant parallel mechanism, a motor and spring are arranged in a parallel fashion and are connected to a movable lever arm. The motor pushes and pulls on one attachment point and the spring stores and releases energy at a second attachment point.
Matthew Holgate, Thomas G. Sugar
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A Compliant Mechanism as a Sternum Prosthesis

2020
This paper presents a three-dimensional design of a compliant mechanism as a transmission system for its application in a novel human sternum prosthesis. The proposed compliant mechanism design is able to generate a coordinated movement between ribs during the respiratory process in human beings.
Octavio Ramirez, Christopher R. Torres-San-Miguel, Marco Ceccarelli, José Luis Rueda Arreguín, Guillermo Urriolagoitia-Calderón   +4 more
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Design of Distributed Compliant Mechanisms

Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, 2003
Abstract The optimization problem formulations currently used to synthesize compliant mechanism topologies aim to maximize the flexibility for obtaining the desired output motion while maximizing the overall stiffness for satisfactorily bearing the applied loads.
Luzhong Yin, G. K. Ananthasuresh
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Magneto-Elastic Compliant Mechanisms

Volume 6C: 18th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, 2001
Abstract The motivation for this work has been a variety of motions like navigation of pipelines, insertion operations in assembly, and gripping actions, which require the adaptation of the mechanism to the external constraints, rather than avoid them.
Janarthanan Venkataraghavan, Arun R. Srinivasa   +1 more
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