Extensible-Link Kinematic Model for Determining Motion Characteristics of Compliant Mechanisms

We present an extensible-link kinematic model for characterizing the motion trajectory of an arbitrary planar compliant mechanism. This is accomplished by creating an analogous kinematic model consisting of links that change length over the course of actuation to represent elastic deformation of the...

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Main Authors: Beroz, Justin Douglas, Awtar, Shorya, Hart, Anastasios John
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Published: ASME International 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119376
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-6894
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-3512