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Design of compliant mechanisms for origami metamaterials
As an art of paper folding, origami has been widely explored by artists for centuries. Only in recent decades has it gained attention from...
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Topology and orientation optimization of multi-material hinge-free composite compliant mechanisms under multiple design-dependent loadings
Compliant mechanisms with multiple input loads and output ports are commonly applied in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), while compliant...
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IGA-based topology optimization in the design of stress-constrained compliant mechanisms
Topology design of compliant mechanisms has gained wide popularity among the scientific community, and their use in the mechanical engineering field...
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Planar Overconstrained Mechanisms of the Linkage and Compliant Type
A repertoire of planar overconstrained mechanisms, with emphasis on practical ones, is provided in this paper. Distinction is made between such...
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Application of Compliant Mechanisms in Various Fields—A Review
In the world of modernity, there is a need for alternative designs with improved quality, economy, and safety. Compliant mechanisms are single-piece...
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Modal Characterization of 3D Printed Compliant Mechanisms for Space Exploration
The moon’s surface is covered with dust (regolith) and microscopic particles created by numerous meteorite impacts (lunar meteoric gardening). The...
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Analytical Characterization of Spatial Compliant Mechanisms Using Beam Theory
Due to the advantages of compliant mechanisms, they are widely used in technical fields such as precision engineering, measurement and medical...
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Sequential topology and shape optimization framework to design compliant mechanisms with boundary stress constraints
We present a sequential topology and shape optimization framework to design compliant mechanisms with boundary stress constraints. In our approach, a...
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Analyzing Geosystems with Deployable Compliant Mechanisms for Enhanced Tension Capacity
Current research into deployable and compliant structures focuses on their applications above-ground. Deployable structures have benefits in the...
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Transmission angle in compliant four-bar mechanism
Compliant mechanisms have increasing popularity. However, very few studies are available on transmission characteristics of compliant mechanisms in...
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Design and dynamic analysis of a novel six-DOF flexure-based compliant stage for micro-vibration
Flexure-based compliant mechanisms exhibit many attractive features for microvibration study, which have not been fully explored in previous...
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Soft Actuation and Compliant Mechanisms in Humanoid Robots
Purpose of ReviewWe aimed to reveal the impact of soft robotics, which has developed in the last decade, on humanoid robotics research. Although...
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Design and Experiment of Compliant Mechanisms-Based Morphing Wing
A seamless deformation structure that changes the curvature of the main airfoil has a positive effect on improving the aerodynamic performance of...
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Design and Analysis of Compliant Macro Scale Gripper
At the present day, there is a need of creative and innovative designs. Compliant mechanisms have a huge contribution in the mechanical engineering...
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Compliant universal joint with preformed flexible segments
This paper introduces an original, fully compliant universal joint design. Many mechanisms with different dimensions are investigated. The proposed...
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Free Vibration of Compliant Mechanisms Based on Euler-Bernoulli-Beams
This paper presents an analytical approach for computing the natural frequencies of planar compliant mechanisms consisting of any number of beam...
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A Kinetostatic and Dynamic Modeling Method of Piezo-Actuated Compliant Mechanisms Based on Dynamic Stiffness Matrix Method
Piezoelectric actuator is a critical component of piezo-actuated compliant mechanisms, especially for the precision positioning stage. To design and...
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Synthesis method of new weakly-coupled 5-DOF compliant parallel mechanism
Compared with the strongly-coupled parallel mechanism, the weakly-coupled mechanism can realize two kinds of mutually independent motions. In this...
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Topology Optimization of a Hybrid Compliant Gripper
The compliant mechanisms transmit force, motion and energy using deformed members in contrast with the rigid-body mechanisms. However, due to...
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An Analytical Approach for Calculating the First Natural Frequency of Flexure Hinges with Variable Cross-Sections for Compliant Mechanisms
In this paper, we present an analytical approach for enabling the calculation of the natural frequencies of flexure hinge contours with variable...