Abstract
A new, systematic approach to the synthesis of stiffness by springs is presented using screw (spatial vector) algebra. The space of solutions is fully characterized for all stiffnesses realizable by springs. The main result shows that a rank r stiffness can always be synthesized by r springs. Further, a stiffness can be synthesized by an arbitrarily large number of springs greater than r. Algorithms and numerical results support the theory.
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25th Biennial Mechanisms Conference
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