.... The efficacy and success of the approach are demonstrated by solving structures and compliant mechanism design problems. Compliance is minimized for the former, whereas a multi-criteria arising due to flexibility and stiffness measures is extremized for optimizing the mechanisms. Convergence...

... echanical D esign . 02 06 2023 21 08 2023 29 08 2023 07 09 2023 Email: m.tschiersky@utwente.nl Email: j.j.dejong@utwente.nl Email: d.m.brouwer@utwente.nl compliant mechanism synthesis compliant mechanisms conceptual design design evaluation design...

... for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 30 05 2023 27 07 2023 03 08 2023 29 08 2023 compliant mechanisms transmissions geometric advantage mechanical advantage rotation-to-translation translation-to-rotation screw theory flexures freedom and constraint...

... 52075179 Exploring flexure hinges continues to be an interesting and challenging technical problem. All kinds of single-, two-, and multiple-axis flexure hinges with a straight central line have been developed for use in compliant mechanisms [ 1 , 2 ]. Design examples of straight-axis flexure...

... are discussed in more detail in the following sections. Fig. 10 A 2D demonstration of the tapering process, as used in the prototypes A 2D demonstration of the tapering process, as used in the prototypes compliant mechanisms design optimization design process simulation-based design...

.../1.4045940 [23] Howell , L. L. , 2013 , “ Compliant Mechanisms ,” 21st Century Kinematics , J. M. McCarthy , ed., Springer , London , pp. 189 – 216 . [24] Howell , L. L. , Magleby , S. P. , and Olsen , B. M. , 2013 , Handbook of Compliant Mechanisms , John Wiley...

... mechanism cam design compliant mechanism synthesis compliant mechanisms This paper uses the previously defined nonlinear stiffness profile, where the relationship between the roller's displacement and component force toward the y -axis is described as F s = k 1 y −1/2 . Combining Eqs...

... , “ A Screw Theory Approach for the Conceptual Design of Flexible Joints for Compliant Mechanisms ,” ASME J. Mech. Rob. , 1 ( 4 ), p. 041009 . 10.1115/1.3211024 [22] Yu , J. , Li , S. , Su , H.-J. , and Culpepper , M. L. , 2011 , “ Screw Theory Based Methodology...

... in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 16 09 2021 02 02 2022 03 02 2022 24 03 2022 compliant mechanisms XY compliant parallel manipulator nonlinear analysis compact design minimized parasitic rotation China Scholarship Council 10.13039/501100004543...

... 19 08 2021 15 02 2022 compliant mechanisms ortho-planar mechanisms piezoelectric energy harvesting buckling In the last decades, vibration energy harvesting research has led to the development of increasingly smaller devices that scavenge energy from ambient vibration sources...

... and the experimental studies were conducted to evaluate the characteristics of the microgripper. The results show that the motion stroke of the gripper tip is 917 μm, and the structure dimension is 62 mm × 42 mm × 12 mm. The design methodology FHID is generic and can be extended to other compliant mechanisms...

... in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 31 05 2021 01 09 2021 13 09 2021 09 11 2021 compliant mechanisms robot design robotic systems simulation-based design In robotics, the risk of collisions is an important issue when the robot does not carry out repetitive...

... hinge connected to rigid bodies by shifting the end node to the mass center of rigid bodies considering the geometric effect of rigid motion. A straightforward modeling procedure is then proposed for the whole compliant mechanism based on d'Alembert's principle by selecting the displacements at both...

.... Methods Appl. Mech. Eng. , 344 , pp. 798 – 818 . 10.1016/j.cma.2018.10.011 [43] Tai , K. , and Chee , T. , 2000 , “ Design of Structures and Compliant Mechanisms by Evolutionary Optimization of Morphological Representations of Topology ,” ASME J. Mech. Des. , 122 ( 4 ), pp. 560...

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.... , Petremand , Y. , Dubochet , O. , Ganny , F. , and Hamaguchi , T. , 2015 , “ GENEQUAND, a Novel Watch Regulator Based on Compliant Mechanisms ,” Technical Report. [12] Eastman , F. S. , 1935 , Flexure Pivots to Replace Knife Edges and Ball Bearings, an Adaptation of Beam-Column...

... University, 06. [21] Howell , L. L. , 2001 , Compliant Mechanisms , Wiley , New York . [22] Pehrson , N. A. , Magleby , S. P. , Lang , R. J. , and Howell , L. L. , 2016 , “ Introduction of Monolithic Origami With Thick-Sheet Materials ,” Proceedings of IASS Annual...

... equations of incremental forces (EEIF) to 3D compliant mechanisms. Constraint equations of kinematic joints are adopted to express the spatial relationships of different parts. A couple of fixed and floating joint coordinate systems (CSs) are used together to represent deviations of compliant components...

... to adapt to manipulations of objects of various sizes and (ii) a hybrid EIM and PRBM model is established for the proposed TSCFM to optimize the structure parameters. With respect to the modeling method for microgrippers with compliant mechanisms, a large amount of methods are developed in Refs. [ 34...

...Aschraf N. Danun; Philip D. Palma; Christoph Klahn; Mirko Meboldt Compliant mechanisms gain motion through the elastic deformation of the monolithic flexible elements. The geometric design freedom of metallic additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of complex and three-dimensional (3D...