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contributor authorKrishnan, Girish
contributor authorKim, Charles
contributor authorKota, Sridhar
date accessioned2017-05-09T01:01:13Z
date available2017-05-09T01:01:13Z
date issued2013
identifier issn1942-4302
identifier otherjmr_5_2_021007.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/152617
description abstractLoad flow visualization, which is an important step in structural and machine assembly design may aid in the analysis and eventual synthesis of compliant mechanisms. In this paper, we present a kinetostatic formulation to visualize load flow in compliant mechanisms. This formulation uses the concept of transferred forces to quantify load flow from input to the output of a compliant mechanism. The magnitude and direction of load flow in the constituent members enables functional decomposition of the compliant mechanism into (i) Constraints (C): members that are constrained to deform in a particular direction and (ii) Transmitters (T): members that transmit load to the output. Furthermore, it is shown that a constraint member and an adjacent transmitter member can be grouped together to constitute a fundamental building block known as an CT set whose load flow behavior is maximally decoupled from the rest of the mechanism. We can thereby explain the deformation behavior of a number of compliant mechanisms from literature by visualizing load flow, and identifying building blocks.
publisherThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
titleA Kinetostatic Formulation for Load Flow Visualization in Compliant Mechanisms
typeJournal Paper
journal volume5
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Mechanisms and Robotics
identifier doi10.1115/1.4023872
journal fristpage21007
journal lastpage21007
identifier eissn1942-4310
treeJournal of Mechanisms and Robotics:;2013:;volume( 005 ):;issue: 002
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