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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Compliant mechanism design"”.
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On-Chip Actuation of Compliant Bistable Micro-Mechanisms
Two compliant bistable micro-mechanisms have been developed which can be switched in either direction using on-chip thermal actuation. The energy storage and bistable behavior of the mechanisms are achieved through the elastic deflection of compliant segments. The pseudo-rigid-body model was used …
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Topology Optimization of Nonlinear Elastic Structures and Compliant Mechanisms
… objective is to construct a computer-aided design environment in which solid structures and compliant mechanisms are synthesized. The design tool is based upon the rapidly growing research area of topology optimization which combines structural finite element analysis with nonlinear …
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Design, fabrication, and testing of a three-dimensional, plastically-deformed, monolithic compliant HexFlex Nanomanipulator
… plastic deformation into a precision compliant mechanism design. The particular application of a compliant HexFlex Nanomanipulator was chosen as a mechanism to extend plastically into three dimensions. The mechanism was built to competitive Nanomanipulator functional requirements …
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Design for Additive Manufacturing Considerations for Self-Actuating Compliant Mechanisms Created via Multi-Material PolyJet 3D Printing
… developing a consistent, repeatable method for designing and manufacturing multi-material compliant mechanisms, significant performance improvements can be seen in application, such as increased mechanism deflection. There are three distinct categories of research that contribute to this overall …
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Design of functionally graded compliant mechanisms using topology optimization
… to create feasible functionally graded complaint mechanism designs with the aim of improving structural performance compared to traditional homogeneous compliant mechanism designs. Structural performance is assessed with respect to mechanical/geometric advantage and stress distributions. A novel …