This paper demonstrates the design of compliant grip-and-move manipulators by structural optimization using genetic algorithms. The manipulator is composed of two compliant mechanisms (each with two degrees of freedom) that work like two fingers so that the manipulator can grip an object and convey it from one point to another anywhere within a two-dimensional workspace. The synthesis of such compliant mechanisms is accomplished by formulating the problem as a structural topology and shape optimization problem with multiple objectives and constraints to achieve the desired behavior of the manipulator. A multiobjective genetic algorithm is then applied coupled with an enhanced morphological representation for defining and encoding the structural geometry variables. The solution framework is integrated with a nonlinear finite element code for large-displacement analyses of the compliant structures to compute the paths generated by these mechanisms, with the resulting optimal designs used to realize various manipulator configurations.
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