Design and modeling of variable stiffness joints based on compliant flexures

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 1069-1078

  Palli, Gianluca ^a   Melchiorri, Claudio ^a   Berselli, Giovanni ^a   Vassura, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT BEHAVIOR; DESIGN AND MODELING; FREE SPACE; NON-LINEAR; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

HUMAN ROBOT INTERACTION; MECHANISMS; MODELS; STIFFNESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 80055013423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2010-28425     Document Type: Conference Paper

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