... in 30th cycle. alloys beams (structures) cantilevers couplings numerical analysis shape memory effects wires compliant link shape memory alloy actuator forward and inverse analyses For compliant mechanisms, smart material based actuators are chosen due to their availability...

... by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMMI-0845793. beams (structures) bending fasteners It is well known that screw theory underlies the foundation of kinematics and statics. Ever since it was first systematically studied by Ball ( 1 ), screw theory was reintroduced and used by many...

... 2010 30 09 2010 assembling beams (structures) bending conformance testing design engineering elasticity finite element analysis geometry elastic averaging constraint-based design overconstraint flexure mechanisms beam constraint model elastokinematic effect Exact...

... ). Average experimental readings DC motor(V) Impact force(N) d x / d t (m/s) 2.2 22.8085 0.1309 2.7 37.3589 0.2165 08 06 2008 24 05 2010 30 08 2010 30 08 2010 beams (structures) buckling elasticity force impact (mechanical) mechanical...

.... , 2010 , “ Nonlinear Cynamics of Electrically actuated Carbon Nanotube ,” ASME J. Comput. Nonlinear Dyn. 1555-1423 , 5 ( 1 ), p. 011009 . 10.1115/1.4000319 12 08 2008 06 04 2010 14 07 2010 14 07 2010 beams (structures) bending carbon nanotubes supports...

.... Moreover, the transmission characteristic (zero backlash, friction, and lubrication) and the kinematics feature (virtually infinite resolution) are getting more and more investigated in various applications. beams (structures) bending strength elastic constants finite element analysis joining...

... Formulation of the Inverse Static Analysis of Planar Compliant Mechanisms ,” ASME J. Mech. Des. 0161-8458 10.1115/1.2202137 , 128 ( 4 ), pp. 776 – 786 . approximation theory beams (structures) cantilevers finite element analysis springs (mechanical) Compliant mechanisms ( 1...