Design optimization of compliant mechanisms consisting of standardized elements

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 131, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1210061-1210068

  Jang, Gang Won ^a   Kim, Myung Jin ^b   Kim, Yoon Young ^b  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Design optimization; Reconfigurable mechanism

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; ELASTIC DEFORMATION; MACHINE DESIGN;

DESIGN APPROACHES; DESIGN METHOD; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN VARIABLES; ELASTIC BEAM; JOINT ELEMENT; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; RECONFIGURABLE; RECONFIGURABLE MECHANISM;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 77955221566     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000531     Document Type: Article

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