An optimality criteria approach for the topology synthesis of compliant mechanisms

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1B-1998, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Saxena, A ^a   Ananthasuresh, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MECHANISMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRAIN ENERGY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

DESIGN PARAMETERIZATION; MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION; MUTUAL POTENTIAL ENERGIES; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; OPTIMALITY CRITERIA METHOD; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 85007597806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC98/MECH-5937     Document Type: Conference Paper

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