Compliant Mechanisms

Larry L. Howell (Author)

9780471384786, Wiley

Hardback, published 15 August 2001

480 pages
24.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.803 kg

"recommended as an adjunct to conventional texts" (Materials & Design, No.23 2002)
"This volume presents the newest and most effective methods for the analysis and design of compliant mechanisms. It provides a detailed review of compliant mechanisms and includes a wealth of useful design examples". (Engineering Designer, 1 May 2002)

"Compliant Mechanisms" beschreibt eine besonders exakte, flexible und zuverlässige Entwurfsmethode im Maschinenbau, vorgestellt von einem international anerkannten Experten. Einem allgemeinen Überblick folgt die Erläuterung fortgeschrittener, moderner, zum Teil hochspezialisierter Anwendungen.

Preface.

Introduction.

Flexibility and Deflection.

Failure Prevention.

Rigid-Link Mechanisms.

Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model.

Force-Deflection Relationships.

Numerical Methods.

Compliant Mechanism Synthesis.

Optimal Synthesis with Continuum Models.

Special-Purpose Mechanisms.

Bistable Mechanisms.

Appendix A: References.

Appendix B: Properties of Sections.

Appendix C: Material Properties.

Appendix D: Linear Elastic Beam Deflections.

Appendix E: Pseudo-Rigid-Body Models.

Appendix F: Evaluation of Elliptic Integrals.

Appendix G: Type Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms.

Index.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]