Designing hybrid flexure systems and elements using Freedom and Constraint Topologies

In this paper we introduce the principles necessary to synthesize hybrid flexure systems and elements. Flexure systems consist of rigid bodies that are joined together by flexure elements that elastically deform to guide the system's rigid bodies with desired degrees of freedom (DOFs). The prin...

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Main Author: J. B. Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Mechanical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.mech-sci.net/4/319/2013/ms-4-319-2013.pdf