Synthesis of path generating compliant mechanisms using initially curved frame elements

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1056-1063

  Rai, Ashok Kumar ^a   Saxena, Anupam ^a   Mankame, Nilesh D ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; CURVED FRAME ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; SYSTEMATIC SYNTHESIS;

MOTION PLANNING;

EID: 35448947906     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2757191     Document Type: Article

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