... of M echanical D esign . 14 10 2024 20 03 2025 21 03 2025 25 03 2025 Email: ctaylor7@unc.edu Email: wflan@ucla.edu Email: tjones19@ucla.edu Email: limhekai@ucla.edu Email: hopkins@seas.ucla.edu Email: clites@ucla.edu compliant mechanism synthesis...

...Bethany Parkinson; Brian D. Jensen; Larry L. Howell; Spencer P. Magleby Compliant mechanisms can be designed to exhibit a variety of force-deflection curves. Demonstrating a specific force behavior is an integral part of many of their applications. In this work, we select several fundamental force...

... conformal mapping compliant mechanisms topology optimization level set method differential geometry computational geometry computer-aided engineering conceptual design simulation-based design Directorate for Engineering 10.13039/100000084 CMMI-1762287 PFI-RP-2213852 Toyota USA...

... 2025 13 03 2025 variable stiffness flexible robot tensegrity manipulator tangent stiffness matrix natural coordinates compliant mechanisms robot design robotic systems The concept of tensegrity, first proposed by Buckminster [ 1 ] in the 1960s, is a structural principle...

...Jinqiang Gan; Feng Chen; Ming-Feng Ge; Qinghua Lu; Weilin Chen This article presents a design solution for a new expansion screw based on compliant mechanisms. The new expansion screw applies distributed compliant mechanisms, rhombus amplification mechanisms, and right circular flexure hinges...

... generated and supporting the findings of this article are obtainable from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. References [1] Howell , L. L. , 2013 , “ Compliant Mechanisms ,” 21st Century Kinematics: The 2012 NSF Workshop , Springer London , London . [2] Turkkan , O...

...@xjtu.edu.cn Email: awtar@umich.edu Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 09 10 2024 21 01 2025 30 01 2025 26 02 2025 compliant mechanisms kinematics National Natural Science...

...Zewei Li; Mohui Jin; Weisheng Wang; Mingyu Qu; Xing Xu Zero-stiffness compliant mechanisms (ZSCM) can provide constant or zero force over a range of motion without the issues caused by the inherent stiffness of compliant mechanisms (CM). The large-deflection curved beams in ZSCM enhance...

...-of-plane stiffness in-plane stiffness plate spacing compliant mechanisms National Science Foundation 10.13039/100000001 1941194 Flexure mechanisms produce guided motion through the elastic deformation of their flexible elements. Hence, smooth and continuous motion with high...

.... 1 Corresponding author. Email: cfolinus@mit.edu Email: awinter@mit.edu Contributed by the Design Theory and Methodology Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 19 03 2023 25 10 2023 30 10 2023 18 10 2024 compliant...

... 19 07 2024 Graphical Abstract Figure compliant mechanism synthesis compliant mechanisms robot design The usage of robots in factories is commonly limited to dry tasks in order to preserve the integrity of expensive hardware. Contact of robotic hands with liquids may...

... configuration can be selected for simplified manufacture. A design case has been monolithically prototyped and experimentally tested. The proposed methodology holds promise for potential extension to the synthesis of other types of compliant mechanisms. References [1] Tang , H. , Gao , J...

... nonlinear elastic actuator adaptive controller mechanism design cam design compliant mechanisms robot design National Natural Science Foundation of China 10.13039/501100001809 52275242 U23A20338 51925502 72188101 Human walking and weight-bearing walking occur frequently...

... Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 14 09 2023 27 11 2023 30 11 2023 22 12 2023 adjustable constant force mechanisms compliant mechanisms constant force mechanisms semi-active control tunable...

..., and the NURBS inherently allow smoother shape changes [ 37 ]. The integration of compliant mechanisms into midsole designs, as demonstrated in this study, offers an efficient avenue to design unconventional midsole mechanical properties. Historically, alterations to mechanical properties have relied heavily...

..., by comparing with double parallel guiding mechanisms, that the kinetostatic and dynamic behaviors of the coiled L-shape compliant mechanism are nearly independent on the applied force within intermediate-deformation ranges. Such a weak geometric nonlinearity with the minimized influence of axially loaded...

.... Experimental testing is performed to validate the force–deflection response of three steel serpentine compliant mechanisms. The model is able to predict the experimental stiffness data with a mean error at yield of 5.3%, compared to 6.5% with finite element analysis. Large displacement simulations show...

...@utwente.nl Email: d.m.brouwer@utwente.nl Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 02 06 2023 21 08 2023 29 08 2023 06 10 2023 compliant mechanism synthesis compliant mechanisms conceptual...

... is rigorously described in previous publications [ 30 ] but they are visually depicted in Fig. 3 as a reference for the purposes of this paper. When designing compliant mechanisms using the geometric shapes of the FACT library, it is important to recognize that the freedom spaces of flexures arranged...

....com 1 Corresponding author. Email: zhangxm@scut.edu.cn Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanical D esign . 13 10 2022 13 01 2023 19 01 2023 13 02 2023 compliant mechanisms curved flexure...