Circular-hinge line element for finite element analysis of compliant mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 766-773

  Lobontiu, Nicolae ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Flexure hinge; Mass; Mems; Modal; Static; Stiffness; Variable cross section line element

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; VECTORS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; FLEXURE HINGES; SAINT VENANT THEORY; TIMOSHENKO MODEL;

HINGES;

EID: 23044509618     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1825046     Document Type: Article

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