Comparison of circular flexure hinge compliance modeling methods

Acer, Merve and Şabanoviç, Asif (2011) Comparison of circular flexure hinge compliance modeling methods. In: IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), Istanbul, Turkey

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Abstract

This paper presents the analytical in-plane compliance calculation methods for single axis circular flexure hinges and compares the methods with Finite Element Analysis (FEA). These comparisons are also made for varying geometric parameters not only for “b” (the width of the flexure) but also “t” (the shortest distance of the flexure) parameter. The analyses give us the selectable calculation methods for certain “b” and “t” parameters besides they show which geometric parameter (b or t) have more influence on in which direction of compliances. Thus, while designing a flexure based mechanism this work gives us the advantage of selecting right in-plane compliance calculation methods which are less time consuming and easier than FEA and it also helps us to choose the right geometric parameters by showing the effects of them on the compliances.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Uncontrolled Keywords: Compliant mechanism , circular hinge , compliance , finite element analysis , flexure
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ163.12 Mechatronics
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Mechatronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Asif Şabanoviç
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2011 11:19
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:02
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/17539

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