Two-axis flexure hinges with axially-collocated and symmetric notches

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1329-1341

  Lobontiu, Nicolae ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Collocation; Compliant mechanisms; Flexure hinge; Parabolic; Two axis

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FLEXURE HINGES;

HINGES;

EID: 0037401908     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00056-7     Document Type: Article

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