Abstract: A kinetostatic model of an asymmetrical double-stepped beam under axial loading is developed. The beam is composed of two thick segments and three thin segments where a thick segment is between two thin segments, and the ...

Abstract: This paper presents kinetostatic models of planar compliant mechanisms with multinary rigid links, multinary joints, sliders, and multiple loops based on the chained beam constraint model. The focus is on modeling of several ...