This paper presents a framework for the design of a compliant system; that is, the concurrent design of a compliant mechanism with embedded actuators and embedded sensors. We focus on methods that simultaneously synthesize optimal structural topology and placement of actuators and sensors for maximum energy efficiency and adaptive performance, while satisfying various weight and performance con...

Thermal transducers, which can be interpreted as thermally actuated compliant mechanisms, have found a wide range of applications, due to the reason of accessible source, easy controllability and reliability. During the past decade topology optimization techniques have been developed as efficient tools to design distributed type of complaint mechanisms. The generated results have been accepted ...

Abstract Compliant micromechanisms (CMMs) acquire mobility from the deflection of elastic members and have been proven to be robust by millions silicon MEMS devices. However, limited impedes realization more sophisticated CMMs, which often require larger deflections. Recently, some novel manufacturing processes emerged but are not well known community. In this paper, CMMs is reviewed, aiming pr...

Compliant Wren mechanisms (CWM) constitute specific compliant structures of particular interest. Derived from mechanisms, they can exhibit a large variety motions, quasi translation to rotation. In this paper, the development models for analysis and synthesis CWM is considered. A kinematic model introduced first assess all possible motions when used as an actuator. Then static stress expression...

This paper presents a linkage factors synthesis and multi-level optimization technique for bi-stable compliant mechanism. The linkage synthesis problem is modeled as multiple level factors and responses optimization problem with constraints. The bi-stable compliant mechanism is modeled as a crank slider mechanism using pseudo-rigid-body model (PRBM). The model exerts the large deflection of fle...

Compliant mechanisms are widely used for instrumentation and measuring devices their precision high bandwidth. In this paper, the mechatronic model of a compliant 3PRS parallel manipulator is developed, integrating inverse direct kinematics, dynamic problem dynamics actuators control. The kinematic solved, assuming pseudo-rigid deflection in revolute spherical joints. using Principle Energy Equ...

"Music on hold" is one of the features of telephone systems that is most desired by buyers of business telephone systems. Music on hold means that when one party to a call has the call "on hold", that party’s telephone provides an audio stream (often music) to be heard by the other party. Architectural features of SIP make it difficult to implement music on hold in a way that is fully standards...

INSTRUCTIONS Precision nano-positioning techniques have become very important for biomedical science, optics and microscopy. PZT and flexure compliant mechanisms are widely used in these various fields and applications within these fields. Compliant mechanisms are flexible structures, which can generate the desired motions by undergoing elastic deformation instead of through rigid linkage/joint...