Abstract: Currently available motion-preserving orthopedic implants offer many advantages but have several limitations to their use, including short device lifetime, high part count, loss of natural kinematics, and wear-induced ...

Abstract: Fixedclamped flexures are one common component of compliant mechanisms which remain difficult to design due to their unique force– and stress–deflection profiles. In this work, an analytical stressdeflection model for ...

Abstract: Fixed-clamped flexures are one common component of compliant mechanisms which remain difficult to design due to their unique force– and stress–deflection profiles. In this work, an analytical stress-deflection model for ...

Abstract: Serpentine flexures offer several advantages for use in linear motion mechanisms, including distributed compliance to reduce stress and increase range of motion. In this work, we develop an analytical model for predicting ...

Abstract: Mechanisms that can both deploy and provide motions to perform desired tasks offer a multifunctional advantage over traditional mechanisms. Developable mechanisms (DMs) are devices capable of conforming to a predetermined ...

Abstract: We present a resource for designing bistable developable mechanisms (BDMs) that reach their second stable positions while exterior or interior to a cylindrical surface. Analysis of the necessary conditions to create ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of an origami-inspired support system (the OriGuide) that enables the insertion of flexible instruments using medical robots. Varying parameters of a triangulated cylindrical origami ...

Abstract: Mechanical advantage is traditionally defined for single-input and single-output rigid-body mechanisms. A generalized approach for identifying single-output mechanical advantage for a multiple-input compliant mechanism, ...