A screw theory approach for the conceptual design of flexible joints for compliant mechanisms

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Su, Hai Jun ^a   Dorozhkin, Denis V ^b   Vance, Judy M ^b  

^a Baltimore County   (United States)

^b Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; CONSTRAINT-BASED; DESIGN RULES; FLEXIBLE JOINTS; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; INNOVATIVE METHOD; PATTERN ANALYSIS; PATTERN DESIGNS; PRECISION MACHINES; PRISMATIC JOINT; SCREW SYSTEMS; SCREW THEORY; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; WIRE FLEXURE;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANISMS; PAPER SHEETING; PRECISION ENGINEERING; TOOLS; WIRE;

CONSTRAINT THEORY;

EID: 78649559455     PISSN: 19424302     EISSN: 19424310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3211024     Document Type: Article

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