Design of bistable compliant mechanisms using precision-position and rigid-body replacement methods

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-326

  Pucheta, Martín A ^a   Cardona, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bistable mechanisms; Compliant mechanism synthesis; Graph Theory; Loop closure equations; Pseudo Rigid Body Model

Indexed keywords

BISTABLE MECHANISMS; CLOSURE EQUATIONS; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; COMPLIANT MECHANISM SYNTHESIS; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY MODELS;

GRAPH THEORY; KINEMATICS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 71549118854     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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