An introduction to mechanical advantage in compliant mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 311-315

  Salamon, B A ^a   Midha, A ^b  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MECHANICS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0032095325     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826974     Document Type: Article

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