Lamina Emergent Torsional (LET) Joint

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2098-2109

  Jacobsen, Joseph O ^a   Chen, Guimin ^b   Howell, Larry L ^a   Magleby, Spencer P ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanisms; Lamina emergent mechanisms; Torsion hinges

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT JOINTS; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; LAMINA EMERGENT MECHANISMS; LARGE ANGULAR ROTATIONS; OFF-AXIS; PLANAR LAYERS; POLY-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; TORSION HINGES;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HINGES; LIGHTING FIXTURES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYSILICON; TORSIONAL STRESS;

MACROS;

EID: 68849125750     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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