Compliant systems are characterized by complex deformation and motion behavior, which
complicates both their modeling and ultimately their application. This book presents methods
both of classifying and of modeling compliant mechanisms, actuators, and sensors according
to diverse criteria, enabling or simplifying their selection, modeling and design. The content
of this book is based on many years of experience gathered at the Compliant Systems Group
at Technische Universität Ilmenau, and is the subject of a number of classes offered to students
of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
This book is intended both for students of engineering, as well as those who have already
qualified. Further, it is written for anyone interested in compliant systems, or who wishes to
implement them.
Author(s): Lena Zentner, Sebastian Linß
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 177
City: Berlin/Boston
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
1. Introduction......Page 12
2. Definition and classification of compliant systems......Page 14
3. Modeling compliant systems as rigid-body systems......Page 40
4. Modeling large deflections of curved rodlike structures......Page 60
5. Examples of modeling large deflections of curved rod-like structures......Page 98
6. Synthesis of compliant mechanisms and design of flexure hinges......Page 144
References......Page 168
Index......Page 176
