Compliant MechanismsISBN: 978-0-471-38478-6
Hardcover
480 pages
August 2001
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Preface.
Introduction.
Flexibility and Deflection.
Failure Prevention.
Rigid-Link Mechanisms.
Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model.
Force-Deflection Relationships.
Numerical Methods.
Compliant Mechanism Synthesis.
Optimal Synthesis with Continuum Models.
Special-Purpose Mechanisms.
Bistable Mechanisms.
Appendix A: References.
Appendix B: Properties of Sections.
Appendix C: Material Properties.
Appendix D: Linear Elastic Beam Deflections.
Appendix E: Pseudo-Rigid-Body Models.
Appendix F: Evaluation of Elliptic Integrals.
Appendix G: Type Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms.
Index.
Introduction.
Flexibility and Deflection.
Failure Prevention.
Rigid-Link Mechanisms.
Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model.
Force-Deflection Relationships.
Numerical Methods.
Compliant Mechanism Synthesis.
Optimal Synthesis with Continuum Models.
Special-Purpose Mechanisms.
Bistable Mechanisms.
Appendix A: References.
Appendix B: Properties of Sections.
Appendix C: Material Properties.
Appendix D: Linear Elastic Beam Deflections.
Appendix E: Pseudo-Rigid-Body Models.
Appendix F: Evaluation of Elliptic Integrals.
Appendix G: Type Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms.
Index.