Summary: 1 Copyright © 2005 by ASME
Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2005
ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences
& Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
September 24-28, 2005, Long Beach, California, USA
DETC2005-85440
CLOSED-FORM NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF BEAM-BASED FLEXURE MODULES
Shorya Awtar
Precision Engineering Research Group
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Mass Ave 3-470, Cambridge, MA 02139
518-577-5500, shorya@mit.edu
Alexander H. Slocum
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Mass Ave 3-445, Cambridge, MA 02139
617-253-0012, slocum@mit.edu
ABSTRACT
The simple beam acts as a constraint element when used in
flexure mechanisms. Non-linearities arising from the force

Source: Awtar, Shorya - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

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