Selection of compliant constant-force mechanisms based on stress and force criteria

ASME 2002 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE2002

Volumn 5, Issue , 2002, Pages 51-63

  Weight, Brent L ^a   Magleby, Spencer P ^a   Howell, Larry L ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOWABLE STRESS; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; CONSTANT FORCE MECHANISMS; DETAILED DESIGN; NEW PARAMETERS; OUTPUT FORCE; VARIOUS CONFIGURATION;

MECHANISMS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

DESIGN; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 0036976929     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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