A computational bow-spring model
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 2011.
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65303 |
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| author | Sessions, Blake A |
| author2 | Hugh Herr. |
| author_facet | Hugh Herr. Sessions, Blake A |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 2011. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/653032019-04-09T18:58:41Z A computational bow-spring model Sessions, Blake A Hugh Herr. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, February 2011. "May 2010." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Bow-springs find few applications in industry. Principally, they are used in archery. In addition, they have found some use in a compression-spring mode in the field of biomechatronics, to emulate elastic human legs. The mechanical behavior (characterized by deflected shape and deformation force) is difficult to model, because internal forces and moments and the geometry are both unknown. The only closed-form solutions to such systems are relatively useless to a mechanical engineer. This work comprises an iterative model developed in MATLAB that computes the mechanical behavior of buckled beam (or bow-spring) sections, over a range of parameters and geometries, to be used in the development and testing of compression bow-springs as parallel loading systems to the human leg. by Blake A. Sessions. S.B. 2011-08-18T19:15:52Z 2011-08-18T19:15:52Z 2010 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65303 745765088 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 17 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Sessions, Blake A A computational bow-spring model |
| title | A computational bow-spring model |
| title_full | A computational bow-spring model |
| title_fullStr | A computational bow-spring model |
| title_full_unstemmed | A computational bow-spring model |
| title_short | A computational bow-spring model |
| title_sort | computational bow spring model |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65303 |
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