Limit position synthesis and analysis of compliant 4-bar mechanisms with specified energy levels using variable parametric pseudo-rigid-body model

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 977-992

  Dado, Mohammad H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanisms; Limit positions; Pseudo rigid body model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TORQUE; TRACKING (POSITION);

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; DEFLECTION; LIMIT POSITIONS; PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY MODELS;

BARS (METAL);

EID: 21244486597     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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