An energy formulation for parametric size and shape optimization of compliant mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Hetrick, J A ^a   Kota, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE CONTROL; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANISMS; MOTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; FINITE ELEMENT BEAM MODELS; STRESS CONSTRAINTS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 0032651529     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829448     Document Type: Article

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