Using burmester theory in the design of compliant mechanisms

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2A-1996, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Mettlach, Gregory A ^a   Midha, Ashok ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; GRAPHIC METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MACHINE DESIGN; NUMERICAL METHODS; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; ITERATIVE SOLUTION METHODS; KINEMATIC EQUATIONS; PSEUDO RIGID BODIES; PSEUDO-RIGID BODY MODELS; RIGID LINK MECHANISMS; SYNTHESIS TECHNIQUES;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 78649310307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/96-DETC/MECH-1181     Document Type: Conference Paper

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