Dynamic modeling of compliant mechanisms based on the pseudo-rigid-body model

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 760-765

  Yu, Yue Qing ^a   Howell, Larry L ^b   Lusk, Craig ^b   Yue, Ying ^a   He, Mao Gen ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RIGIDITY;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; PSEUDO RIGID BODY MODEL;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 23044499943     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1900750     Document Type: Article

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