Design of single-input-single-output compliant mechanisms for practical applications using selection maps

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 0810071-0810078

  Hegde, Sudarshan ^a   Ananthasuresh, G K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanisms; Selection map; Spring leverage model

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MECHANISMS; SPECIFICATIONS;

BEAM ELEMENTS; CASE-STUDIES; INTERACTIVE MAPS; MATERIALS SELECTION; SELECTION MAP; SHAPE AND SIZE OPTIMISATION; SINGLE-INPUT/ SINGLE OUTPUTS; SPRING-LEVERAGE MODEL; STRESS LIMITS; STRESS(MATERIALS);

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 77956380316     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001877     Document Type: Article

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