Topological and Shape Optimization of Flexure Hinges for Designing Compliant Mechanisms Using the Level Set Method

Abstract A flexure hinge is a major component in designing compliant mechanisms that offers unique possibilities in a wide range of application fields in which high positioning accuracy is required. Although various flexure hinges with different configurations have been successively proposed, they a...

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Main Authors: Benliang Zhu, Xianmin Zhang, Min Liu, Qi Chen, Hai Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10033-019-0332-z