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: 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 ...