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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"mechanical joints"”.
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A technique for measuring the electrical impedance of mechanical joints in electrically conductive structures
… to two dimensions. An approximation allowing a mechanical joint of finite physical dimensions to be included is described. The third model is a finite difference, time domain solution of the differential form of the field equations. This is a complete three dimensional analysis of the problem, …
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Sound strand design : designing mechanical joints to facilitate user interaction within a physical representation of digital music
This project involved the mechanical design of a modular musical instrument, named the "Sound Strand." Intended to be attached end-to-end one onto another in order to produce a string of music, each module was constructed to be easily maneuverable by hand and compactly contained within a 4"x2"x2" …
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Non-smooth dynamics and sensitivity analysis of multibody systems with clearances and friction in differential variational inequality framework
… direction of motion. However, clearances in mechanical joints are integral to all real-world multibody systems. The clearances between the bodies allow the bodies to undergo a certain misalignment and the dynamics is governed by the contacts thus formed. The conventional formulations of …
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Bend-Forming: A Deformation Process for In-Space Manufacturing of Truss Structures
… on the combination of CNC wire bending with mechanical joints to form trusses from raw feedstock via plastic deformation. We demonstrate the method with exemplar structures on the order of 1 meter and provide a framework for fabricating arbitrary geometries with Bend-Forming, including …
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Optimization of Conformal Joints in Axial Tension
… forming process and effectiveness of resulting joints. There has been work done to characterize high strain rate deformation and to couple electro-mechanical systems, but there are still opportunities to provide better and more specific models of joint formation and behavior. A model was …