Compliant mechanism optimization: Analysis and design with intrinsic characteristic stiffness

Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-200

  Wang, Michael Yu ^a   Chen, Shikui ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanisms; Point flexures; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; DESIGN FORMULATION; INPUT-OUTPUT; INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS; LINEAR ELASTICITY THEORY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; POINT FLEXURES; POSITIVE DEFINITE; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SINGLE INPUT , SINGLE OUTPUTS; STIFFNESS MODEL; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 67650577985     PISSN: 15397734     EISSN: 15397742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15397730902761932     Document Type: Article

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