Compliance Number Concept for Compliant Mechanisms, and Type Synthesis
Abstract
While much has been contributed to techniques for enumerating and identifying rigid-body mechanisms in the past decades, proportionally little has been accomplished in this regard in compliant mechanisms design. This paper deals primarily with identification and discussion of important kinematic properties of compliant mechanisms. To facilitate these appropriate terminology is developed at the very fundamental level. The conventional degrees-of-freedom concept for a rigid-body chain is briefly reviewed. It is then used to help define a compliance number (or degrees-of-compliance) concept for characterizing compliant mechanisms. Finally, a systematic and convenient approach is presented, enabling the type synthesis of this class of mechanisms.
Recommended Citation
I. Her and A. Midha, "Compliance Number Concept for Compliant Mechanisms, and Type Synthesis," Journal of Mechanical Design, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1987.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258802
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Compliant Mechanisms; Rigid-Body Mechanisms; Degrees of Freedom; Chain; Design; Mechanisms
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1050-0472
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1987 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1987
