Design of a kinematic coupling for precision applications

Precision Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-52

  Schouten, C H ^a,b   Rosielle, P C J N ^a   Schellekens, P H J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elastic hinges; Hysteresis; Kinematic coupling; Repeatability; Self adjusting surfaces; Static stiffness

Indexed keywords

CARBIDE TOOLS; HINGES; HYSTERESIS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINING; PRECISION ENGINEERING; STIFFNESS; SURFACES;

CEMENTED CARBIDE; ELASTIC HINGES; KINEMATIC COUPLINGS; SELF ADJUSTING SURFACES;

COUPLINGS;

EID: 0030642860     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-6359(97)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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