Design of a self-closing compliant "mouse trap" for micro assembly

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dynamic Systems and Control Division (Publication) DSC

Volumn 59, Issue , 1996, Pages 421-426

  Saitou, Kazuhiro ^a   Jakiela, Mark J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; CLAMPING DEVICES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

MICROLATCHING FASTENER; SELF CLOSING COMPLIANT MOUSE TRAP;

FASTENERS;

EID: 0037504713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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