A load independent pseudo-rigid-body 3R model for determining large deflection of beams in compliant mechanisms

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 109-121

  Su, Hai Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; EXTERNAL LOADS; FEA MODELS; FLEXIBLE BEAM; GEOMETRIC NON-LINEARITY; LARGE DEFLECTION; LOAD INDEPENDENT; LOAD MODE; MULTI-SEGMENT; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL INTEGRATIONS; OPTIMAL SETS; PARAMETRIC MODELS; PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY; REVOLUTE JOINTS; RIGID LINKS; SEARCH ROUTINE; SMALL DEFLECTION; STATIC CONSTRAINTS; TIP DEFLECTION; TORSION SPRINGS;

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DESIGN; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77953774572     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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