Analysis of a planar tensegrity-based compliant mechanism

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 291-299

  Moon, Youngjin ^a   Crane III, Carl D ^a   Roberts, Rodney G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; MATRIX; MOVING BODY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; SPRING CONSTANTS; SPRING-IN; TOTAL POTENTIAL ENERGY;

ENGINES; MECHANISMS; PISTONS;

STIFFNESS MATRIX;

EID: 80055010874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2010-28733     Document Type: Conference Paper

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