Synthesis of multi-degree of freedom, parallel flexure system concepts via freedom and constraint topology (FACT). Part II: Practice

Precision Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-278

  Hopkins, Jonathan B ^a   Culpepper, Martin L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Constraint topology; Exact constraint; Flexure; Flexure system; Freedom topology; Projective geometry; Screw theory

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; CONSTRAINT TOPOLOGY; EXACT CONSTRAINT; PROJECTIVE GEOMETRY; SCREW THEORY;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; TOPOLOGY; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 75749104146     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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