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Proceedings Papers

Reliability-Based Optimal Design of a Bistable Compliant Mechanism

L. L. Howell, S. S. Rao, A. Midha

Proc. ASME. DETC93, 19th Design Automation Conference: Volume 1 — Mechanical System Dynamics; Concurrent and Robust Design; Design for Assembly and Manufacture; Genetic Algorithms in Design and Structural Optimization, 441-448, September 19–22, 1993

Paper No: DETC1993-0333

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC1993-0333

View Paper titled, Reliability-Based Optimal Design of a Bistable Compliant Mechanism

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Reliability, Equilibrium (Physics), Fatigue, Manufacturing, Deflection, Dimensions, Materials properties, Stress

Journal Articles

Design of Two-Link, In-Plane, Bistable Compliant Micro-Mechanisms

B. D. Jensen, L. L. Howell, L. G. Salmon

J. Mech. Des. September 1999, 121(3): 416–423.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829477

Published Online: September 1, 1999

View Article titled, Design of Two-Link, In-Plane, Bistable Compliant Micro-Mechanisms

Topics: Design, Micromechanical devices, Deflection, Energy efficiency, Energy storage, Manufacturing, Microelectromechanical systems, Polysilicon

Journal Articles

Prediction of the First Modal Frequency of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model

S. M. Lyon, P. A. Erickson, M. S. Evans, L. L. Howell

J. Mech. Des. June 1999, 121(2): 309–313.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829459

Published Online: June 1, 1999

View Article titled, Prediction of the First Modal Frequency of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Modeling

Journal Articles

A Loop-Closure Theory for the Analysis and Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms

L. L. Howell, A. Midha

J. Mech. Des. March 1996, 118(1): 121–125.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2826842

Published Online: March 1, 1996

View Article titled, A Loop-Closure Theory for the Analysis and Synthesis of Compliant Mechanisms

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Rigid-body mechanisms, Design, Kinematics, Deflection, Energy storage

Journal Articles

Evaluation of Equivalent Spring Stiffness for Use in a Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model of Large-Deflection Compliant Mechanisms

L. L. Howell, A. Midha, T. W. Norton

J. Mech. Des. March 1996, 118(1): 126–131.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2826843

Published Online: March 1, 1996

View Article titled, Evaluation of Equivalent Spring Stiffness for Use in a Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model of Large-Deflection Compliant Mechanisms

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Deflection, Springs, Stiffness, Modeling, Engineering design processes, Mechanical admittance, Optimization, Visualization

Journal Articles

Parametric Deflection Approximations for End-Loaded, Large-Deflection Beams in Compliant Mechanisms

L. L. Howell, A. Midha

J. Mech. Des. March 1995, 117(1): 156–165.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2826101

Published Online: March 1, 1995

View Article titled, Parametric Deflection Approximations for End-Loaded, Large-Deflection Beams in Compliant Mechanisms

Topics: Approximation, Compliant mechanisms, Deflection, Cantilever beams, Design, Systems analysis

Journal Articles

Reliability-Based Optimal Design of a Bistable Compliant Mechanism

L. L. Howell, S. S. Rao, A. Midha

J. Mech. Des. December 1994, 116(4): 1115–1121.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2919495

Published Online: December 1, 1994

View Article titled, Reliability-Based Optimal Design of a Bistable Compliant Mechanism

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Reliability, Equilibrium (Physics), Fatigue, Manufacturing, Deflection, Dimensions, Materials properties, Stress

Journal Articles

Graphical Synthesis for Limit Positions of a Four-Bar Mechanism Using the Triangle Inequality Concept

T. W. Norton, A. Midha, L. L. Howell

J. Mech. Des. December 1994, 116(4): 1132–1140.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2919497

Published Online: December 1, 1994

View Article titled, Graphical Synthesis for Limit Positions of a Four-Bar Mechanism Using the Triangle Inequality Concept

Topics: Computer-aided design, Mechanical admittance

Journal Articles

On the Nomenclature, Classification, and Abstractions of Compliant Mechanisms

A. Midha, T. W. Norton, L. L. Howell

J. Mech. Des. March 1994, 116(1): 270–279.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2919358

Published Online: March 1, 1994

View Article titled, On the Nomenclature, Classification, and Abstractions of Compliant Mechanisms

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Rigid-body mechanisms, Ambiguity, Engineering design processes, Mechanical admittance, Noise (Sound), Wear

Journal Articles

A Method for the Design of Compliant Mechanisms With Small-Length Flexural Pivots

L. L. Howell, A. Midha

J. Mech. Des. March 1994, 116(1): 280–290.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2919359

Published Online: March 1, 1994

View Article titled, A Method for the Design of Compliant Mechanisms With Small-Length Flexural Pivots

Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Deflection, Algorithms, Energy storage, Engineering design processes, Errors, Finite element analysis, Gates (Closures), Rigid-body mechanisms