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Design and Control of Path-Following Compliant Mechanisms
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Design and Control of Path-Following Compliant Mechanisms

Colby C Swan and Salam F Rahmatalla
Volume 2: 28th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Parts A and B, Vol.2, pp.1173-1181
ASME 2004 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, Sept. 28 - Oct. 02, 2004
01/01/2004
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2004-57441

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Abstract

A control algorithm to manipulate the input actuation forces on hinge-free compliant mechanism models synthesized utilizing continuum topology optimization formulations is implemented and successfully tested in this work, such that the mechanisms follow their specified trajectories and nearby trajectories with high degree of accuracy even when confronted with different resistance forces. The validity of the proposed formulations is tested and demonstrated on number of practical problems involving finite deformation.

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