Erratum: “Corner-Filleted Flexure Hinges” [ASME J. Mech. Des., 123, No. 3, pp. 346–352]

Abstract

The correct equations (15), (16) and (17) are: Display FormulaC11=12/(Ebt3){l−2r+2r[t(4r+t)(6r2+4rt+t2)+6r(2r+t)2t1/2(4r+t)1/2a tan(1+4r/t)1/2](2r+t)−1(4r+t)−3}Display FormulaC12=−6l/[Ebt3(2r+t)(4r+t)2]{(4r+t)[l(2r+t)(4r+t)2−4r2(16r2+13rt+3t2)]+12r2(2r+t)2t1/2(4r+t)1/2a tan(1+4r/t)1/2}Display FormulaC22=3/(Eb){4(l−2r)(l2−lr+r2)(3t3)−1+1/2{{t1/2(4r+t)1/2[−80r4+24r3t+8(3+2π)r2t2+4(1+2π)rt3+πt4]+4(2r+t)3(6r2−4rt−t2)a tan(1+4r/t)1/2}(2t5/2(4r+t)5/2)−1+[−40r4+8lr2(2r−t)+12r3t+4(3+2π)r2t2+2(1+2π)rt3+πt4/2]t−2(4r+t)−2+8l2r(6r2+4rt+t2)(2r+t)−1t−2(4r+t)−2−{2(2r+t)[−24(l−r)2r2−8r3t+14r2t2+8rt3+t4]a tan(1+4r/t)1/2}t−5/2(4r+t)−5/2}}.