Dimensionless design graphs for flexure elements and a comparison between three flexure elements

Precision Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Schotborgh, Wouter O ^a   Kokkeler, Frans G M ^a   Tragter, Hans ^a   Van Houten, Fred J A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beam hinge; Circular hinge; Comparison; Cross hinge; Design graph; Design tool; Flexure hinge

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; HINGES; PRECISION ENGINEERING; ROTATION; STIFFNESS;

BEAM HINGE; CIRCULAR HINGE; COMPARISON; CROSS HINGE; DESIGN GRAPH; DESIGN TOOL; FLEXURE HINGE;

GRAPH THEORY;

EID: 9944222692     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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