1 Introduction
2 External Load Applied on Rigid Links
2.1 Compliance Modeling of the Open-Loop Serial Compliant Mechanism
2.2 Compliance Modeling of the Closed-Loop Serial Compliant Mechanism
3 External Loads Applied on the Flexure Members
4 Applications in the Analysis of Serial Flexure-Based Compliant Mechanism
4.1 Compliance Analysis of an Open-Loop Serial Compliant Mechanism
Compliance component | Thickness t / mm | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 mm | 3 mm | 5 mm | |
C
1x-F1x
| –3.83 | 0.04 | 2.96 |
C
1y-F1x
| –1.64 | 2.16 | 5.10 |
C
1x-F1y
| –1.64 | 2.16 | 5.10 |
C
1y-F1y
| 1.74 | 5.53 | 9.15 |
Compliance component | Thickness t / mm | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 mm | 3 mm | 5 mm | |
C
1x-F1x
| –4.14 | –2.51 | –2.37 |
C
1y-F1x
| –1.96 | –0.35 | –0.08 |
C
1x-F1y
| –1.96 | –0.35 | –0.08 |
C
1y-F1y
| 1.36 | 2.62 | 3.18 |
Compliance component | Thickness t / mm | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 mm | 3 mm | 5 mm | |
C
3x-F2
| –117.07 | –8.779 | –2.753 |
C
3y-F2
| 526.60 | 38.692 | 11.905 |
Compliance component | Thickness t / mm | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 mm | 3 mm | 5 mm | |
C
3x-F2
| –113.45 | –8.391 | –2.627 |
C
3y-F2
| 518.65 | 37.526 | 11.519 |
4.2 Transformation of the External Loads Applied on Flexure Members
4.3 Amplification Ratio Analysis of a Displacement Amplifier
Geometric parameters | Amplification ratio | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C
/ mm |
P
/ mm |
L
/ mm |
d
/ mm |
t
/ mm | Analytical result | Experimental result |
30 | 25 | 35 | 1.5 | 1 | 12.46 | 11.92 |
30 | 25 | 35 | 4.5 | 1 | 7.38 | 7.14 |