Dimensionless design graphs for three types of annulus-shaped flexure hinges

Precision Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 659-666

  Shusheng, Bi ^a   Shanshan, Zhao ^a   Xiaofeng, Zhu ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING MUNICIPAL INSTITUTE OF LABOUR PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Annulus shaped flexure hinge; Dimensionless design graph; Preliminary design

Indexed keywords

AXIAL STIFFNESS; BEAM DEFORMATION; CELL OPERATION; DESIGN DEMANDS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN STEPS; DESIGN TOOL; DIMENSIONLESS DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLEXURE ELEMENT; FLEXURE HINGE; KEY PARAMETERS; LASER TRACKING SYSTEM; LOAD DEFLECTION; MAXIMUM STIFFNESS; OPTIMAL GEOMETRY; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY; RELATIVE ERRORS;

DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS;

HINGES;

EID: 77951621095     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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