Kinematic modeling and optimal design of a partially compliant four-bar linkage using elliptic integral solution

K Xu, H Liu, W Yue, J Xiao, Y Ding, G Wang - Mechanism and Machine …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the kinematic modeling and optimal design of compliant mechanisms
with one flexible joint designed from a rigid four-bar linkage. An equivalent mechanism is …

Design, analysis, experimentation, and control of a partially compliant bistable mechanism

A Tekes, H Lin, K McFall - Journal of …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study presents the design analysis and development of a novel partially compliant
bistable mechanism. Motion behavior dependence on links and relative angles are …

Stiffness design for a spatial three degrees of freedom serial compliant manipulator based on impact configuration decomposition

D Gan, NG Tsagarakis, JS Dai… - Journal of …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper proposes a method of stiffness design for a spatial Three Degrees of Freedom
(3DOF) serial compliant manipulator with the objective of protecting the compliant joint …

Robotic platform for automatic alignment and placement of fabric patterns for smart manufacturing in garment industry

T Kim, YL Park - International Journal of Precision Engineering and …, 2023 - Springer
We propose a robotic platform that autonomously manipulates templates that hold fabric
patterns during a pattern-forming process without human intervention. The platform performs …

Topology optimization for rigid and compliant hybrid mechanisms

S Xia, T Gong, B Chen, X Zhang, N Wang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a topology optimization method integrating the variable trajectory
constraints to design rigid and compliant hybrid mechanisms. The variable trajectory …

An integrated approach for motion law optimization in partially compliant slider-crank mechanisms

M Baggetta, P Bilancia, M Pellicciari… - … on Advanced Robotics …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Servo-Actuated Mechanisms (SAM) are capable of improving the flexibility and
reconfigurability of modern automatic machines. On one hand, as compared to fully …

Fatigue failure model for polymeric compliant systems

TT Akano, OA Fakinlede - International Scholarly Research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Fatigue analysis and lifetime evaluation are very important in the design of compliant
mechanisms to ensure their safety and reliability. Earlier models for the fatigue prediction of …

Topology Optimization of a Hybrid Compliant Gripper

S Xia, N Wang, X Zhang - IFToMM World Congress on Mechanism and …, 2023 - Springer
The compliant mechanisms transmit force, motion and energy using deformed members in
contrast with the rigid-body mechanisms. However, due to material limitations, it is difficult to …

Study on the dynamic coupling characteristics of 3PTT-2R numerical control serial–parallel machine based on singular constraints and position coupling factors

Y Cai, B Zhang, Y Yao - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The dynamic coupling problem for the self-designed “3 parallel∪ 2 series” mixed-type
numerical control machine tool is studied based on the singular constraints and position …

Kinematic Modeling of a Rigid-flexible coupling Flexure-jointed Linkage with Two Closed Loops

K Xu, H Liu - … Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Combination flexible beams (CFB) can provide diverse mechanical behaviors for designing
flexure-jointed linkages (FJLs). However, the kinematic analysis of FJLs with CFBs is more …