Design of Compliant Mechanisms Based on Rigid-Body Mechanisms
Keywords:
Compliant mechanisms, compliant joints, design of compliant mechanisms, calculating toolsAbstract
The design of compliant mechanisms is a much more complicated task than their analysis. Consequently, there are many more methods available for the analysis of compliant mechanisms than for their synthesis. In this article, a contribution to the synthesis of compliant mechanisms is made by presenting a comparison of two different methods for their design. In both methods rigid-body systems are used as a basis for compliant mechanisms. Depending on the task of the compliant mechanism, one of these methods can be selected and applied. The deviations between the results of the used theory and measurement results as well as FEM results are less than 5.5 % for displacements and acting forces. Selected mechanisms for the realization of a straight-line motion of a point and for given relative motions are presented as examples.
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