Spatial compliant constant-force mechanism
MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY, cilt.67, ss.152-165, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 67
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2013.04.007
- Dergi Adı: MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.152-165
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this study, a novel constant-force mechanism (CFM) is introduced. A design method is proposed to employ the compliant spatial slider-crank mechanism as CFM. Design geometry and initial conditions are presented for the selected configurations of the compliant constant-force mechanism (CCFM). Design parameters are nondimensionalized. Parameters of the PRBM that result in a CFM are determined via minimizing the variation in the output force over the given input displacement. A generalized solution method is derived to determine optimum results and some design charts are presented. In order to verify feasibility of the design procedure, a real model is built and it is shown that the experimental results are consistent with the theoretical approach. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.