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Flexure hinge mechanism plays a key part in realization of terminal nano-positioning. The performance of flexure hinge mechanism is determined by its positioning design.
Lufan Zhang +3 more
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Fatigue Failure Analysis and Life Prediction of Elliptical Flexible Hinge
For the flexible hinge of compliant mechanism under the action of alternating symmetrical cyclic load, the stress concentration in the weakest area of the flexible hinge is easy to cause, resulting in the fatigue failure of the flexure hingeļ¼taking the ...
Jianjun Wu, Yian Jia, Jihui Luo
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Micro-newton thrust stands are widely used in thruster ground calibration procedures for a variety of space missions. The conventional analytical model does not consider the gravity-induced extension effect and systematic error in displacement for thrust
Xingyu Chen +3 more
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON FOUR KINDS OF FLEXURE HINGES
In order to reduce the temperature effects on compliant mechanisms,the comparative analysis of temperature effects on four kinds of typical flexure hinge with straight-beam,circular,elliptic and parabolic section is carried out,so that we can choose ...
HU JunFeng, HAO YaZhou, XU GuiYang
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Flexure Hinge Design and Optimization for Compact Anthropomorphic Grippers Made via Metal Additive Manufacturing [PDF]
Flexure-based grippers offer an attractive alternative to conventional grippers used in robotics and automation. However, most existing designs appear to suffer from insufficient range of motion, loadability, and support stiffness.
Dannis M. Brouwer +5 more
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Compliance and Fatigue Life Analysis of U-shaped Flexure Hinge [PDF]
This paper establishes four models of U-shaped flexure hinges with different notch shapes and structure parameters, and presents the close-form compliance equations for the four structure types of U-shaped flexure hinges.
Bai, Shaoping +5 more
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Practical range of applicability of a linear stiffness model of an elliptical flexure hinge
This paper presents the analysis of a linear stiffness model of an elliptical flexure hinge. The purpose of the study is to support the mechanical designer in choosing the geometric dimensions of the hinge based on design specifications, driven by the ...
Palpacelli M. C., Moschini S.
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Design and Analysis of Power-function-sine Flexure Hinges
In this study, a new type of power-function-sine flexure hinge is proposed. The calculation formula of compliance and rotation accuracy of the flexure hinge is derived by using Castigliano's second theorem.
Li Jiabiao +5 more
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A novel piezoelectric actuator using a two-stage flexure hinge structure is proposed in this paper, which is used in a compact and high-precision electromechanical field.
Zheng Li +6 more
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MEMS-based conjugate surfaces flexure hinge
This paper presents a new concept flexure hinge for MEMS applications and reveals how to design, construct, and experimentally test. This hinge combines a curved beam, as a flexible element, and a pair of conjugate surfaces, whose contact depends on load
VEROTTI, Matteo +3 more
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