... displacement, b * = t * = 0 . 381 produces maximum blocking force, and b * ≈ 0 . 25 , t * ≈ 0 . 33 produces maximum mechanical energy. 19 05 2010 09 04 2011 15 06 2011 15 06 2011 beams (structures) cantilevers machining microfabrication piezoelectric actuators...

... ,” AIAA J. , 35 ( 1 ), pp. 178 – 186 . 10.2514/2.7431 approximation theory beams (structures) design engineering geometry optimisation Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) methods have been developed for years to solve complex engineering design problems [ 1 2 ]. We think...

... data for each device. 22 12 2010 30 03 2011 02 06 2011 02 06 2011 beams (structures) bending buckling compliant mechanisms finite element analysis Following the development of the model, its predictions were compared to two compliant mechanisms whose motion...

... in the MMOS based topology design algorithms. 15 03 2010 01 11 2010 29 12 2010 29 12 2010 beams (structures) design engineering elasticity iterative methods masks minimisation photolithography topology A fundamental objective of a single-piece and single material...

... Safety Code. 31 12 2009 30 07 2010 12 11 2010 12 11 2010 beams (structures) bending strength cantilevers cracks failure (mechanical) poles and towers power overhead lines beam dynamics normal mode analysis stress concentrations utility poles wind loading wood...

... actuation mechanism can be used as a programmable switch and/or a pump in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) by adjusting the input voltage and scaling down the mechanism further. 13 11 2009 15 09 2010 20 10 2010 beams (structures) cantilevers conducting polymers electric...

... analysis. 16 10 2009 16 05 2010 18 08 2010 18 08 2010 beams (structures) bending elasticity finite element analysis constraint-based design flexure constraint characterization beam flexure beam constraint model structural nonlinearity flexure kinematics load...

... 18 08 2010 18 08 2010 beams (structures) bending finite element analysis nonlinear strain energy beam flexure beam constraint model beam characteristic coefficients elastokinematic effect nonlinear beam mechanics flexure mechanisms The beam constraint model (BCM...

... 2010 beams (structures) CAD elasticity graphical user interfaces interactive systems kinematics mechanical engineering computing compliant mechanisms spring-leverage model selection map In this paper, we present a design technique for single-input-single-output compliant...

... properties, and the input actuation level. 27 01 2009 24 09 2009 14 01 2010 14 01 2010 actuators beams (structures) cantilevers elasticity shape memory effects wires In the presence of a constant load P acting vertically downwards at the end of the link, Eq...

... operations is also minimized. This formulation can be useful in minimizing the time and effort required to convert one mechanism to another. 03 12 2008 14 10 2009 12 11 2009 12 11 2009 beams (structures) couplings design engineering elastic deformation optimisation topology...

.... A new model is proposed and discussed, with experimental validations to compare central and offset loading, highlighting the strengths of each. 14 12 2007 20 04 2009 02 09 2009 actuators beams (structures) buckling microswitches Bistable mechanisms are systems, which...

... excitation level exceeded 0.1 g. 22 12 2008 26 05 2009 18 08 2009 accelerometers beams (structures) cantilevers condition monitoring energy harvesting structural engineering turbomachinery vibrations Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems may be required to remotely...

... life of the mechanism, bandwidth of the servo systems, and positioning accuracy of the machine. 21 10 2008 22 03 2009 27 05 2009 beams (structures) drives fasteners fatigue finite element analysis machine bearings machine tools position control servomechanisms springs...

..., and the predicted errors for the two center shift components are less than 15.4% and 7.1%. The result shows that the model is accurate enough for designers to use for initial parametric design studies, such as for conceptual design. 10 07 2008 16 03 2009 21 05 2009 beams (structures) finite...

... function is presented and several numerical problems are considered to check the validity and usefulness of the developed formulation. 19 03 2008 24 10 2008 06 01 2009 beams (structures) deformation elasticity gradient methods plates (structures) springs (mechanical...

.... 25 04 2007 21 04 2008 21 08 2008 bars beams (structures) fasteners finite element analysis piezoelectric actuators topology vibrations A mechanical displacement amplifier integrated with a piezoelectric (PZT) actuator has many applications such as precision stages...

... mechanism nonlinear spring nonlinear spring synthesis geometric nonlinearity nonlinear stiffness beams (structures) bending design engineering finite element analysis genetic algorithms springs (mechanical) Other researchers have investigated structural topology synthesis/optimization...

..., no poststructural modification is required in an actual manufacturing step. 23 11 2006 29 08 2007 10 07 2008 beams (structures) design engineering joining processes optimisation structural engineering topology Layout optimization involving multiple cross sections for a force...

... application of the PRBM and the buckling Elastica solution for an original compliant mechanism kinematic analysis. New compliant mechanism designs are presented to highlight where such combined kinematic analysis is required. 30 08 2006 23 04 2007 28 02 2008 algebra beams (structures...