... 26 04 2009 07 03 2010 10 03 2011 10 03 2011 alloys beams (structures) cantilevers couplings numerical analysis shape memory effects wires compliant link shape memory alloy actuator forward and inverse analyses The development of compliant mechanisms...

... flexure synthesis case studies are provided to demonstrate the theory and the algorithm. beams (structures) bending fasteners It is well known that screw theory underlies the foundation of kinematics and statics. Ever since it was first systematically studied by Ball ( 1 ), screw theory...

.... , 2008 , “ Synthesis of Multistable Equilibrium Compliant Mechanisms ,” Ph.D. thesis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 12 11 2009 06 07 2010 30 09 2010 30 09 2010 assembling beams (structures) bending conformance testing design engineering elasticity finite...

... by exploiting their elastic body deformation ( 1 ). The motion of the mechanism is partially (or completely) produced by the elasticity of its links beside the mobility provided by its more conventional rigid-body counterparts. beams (structures) buckling elasticity force impact (mechanical...

... Nanotube ,” ASME J. Comput. Nonlinear Dyn. 1555-1423 , 5 ( 1 ), p. 011009 . 10.1115/1.4000319 12 08 2008 06 04 2010 14 07 2010 14 07 2010 beams (structures) bending carbon nanotubes supports compliant mechanism pseudo-rigid-body flexure carbon nanotube...

.... Moreover, the transmission characteristic (zero backlash, friction, and lubrication) and the kinematics feature (virtually infinite resolution) are getting more and more investigated in various applications. beams (structures) bending strength elastic constants finite element analysis joining...

... , 25 ] . The kinematic and static parameters of the optimal PRB 3R model are summarized in Table 1 . 08 04 2008 01 11 2008 07 01 2009 approximation theory beams (structures) cantilevers finite element analysis springs (mechanical) Compliant mechanisms ( 1...