A pseudorigid-body 3r model for determining large deflection of cantilever beams subject to tip loads

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Su, Hai Jun ^a  

^a University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION ERRORS; BEAM EQUATION; EXTERNAL LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FOUR-BAR LINKAGE; LARGE DEFLECTION; LOAD MODE; MODEL PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL INTEGRATIONS; OPTIMAL SETS; PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY; REVOLUTE JOINTS; RIGID LINKS; SEARCH ROUTINE; SPRING STIFFNESS; STATIC CONSTRAINTS; TIP DEFLECTION; TIP LOAD; TORSION SPRINGS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CANTILEVER BEAMS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ERROR ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; NANOCANTILEVERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77955235871     PISSN: 19424302     EISSN: 19424310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3046148     Document Type: Article

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