Parabolic and hyperbolic flexure hinges: Flexibility, motion precision and stress characterization based on compliance closed-form equations

Precision Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-192

  Lobontiu, Nicolae ^a   Paine, Jeffrey S N ^a   O’Malley, Edward ^a   Samuelson, Marc ^a  

^a Dynamic Structures and Materials LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Flexure hinges; Hyperbolic; Parabolic; Precision of rotation; Stress

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRECISION ENGINEERING; ROTATION; STRESSES;

MOTION PRECISION;

HINGES;

EID: 0036540563     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-6359(01)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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