A pseudo-rigid-body model for functionally binary pinned-pinned segments used in compliant mechanisms

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 1999, Pages 865-876

  Edwards, Brian T ^a   Jensen, Brian D ^b   Howell, Larry L ^c  

^a Mechanical Dynamics Inc   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; MECHANISMS;

MODEL APPROXIMATES; PIN JOINTS; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY MODELS; RIGID BODY KINEMATICS; RIGID MEMBERS; TORSIONAL SPRINGS;

RIGID STRUCTURES;

EID: 33244463920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC99/DAC-8644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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