Topological synthesis of compliant mechanisms using linear beam elements

Mechanics of Structures and Machines

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 245-280

  Joo, Jinyong ^a   Kota, Sridhar ^a   Kikuchi, Noboru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; LINEAR BEAM ELEMENTS; TOPOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 0034317376     PISSN: 08905452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SME-100102022     Document Type: Article

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