... contact-aided compliant mechanism tooltip that exhibits multi-modal stiffness properties for enhancing haptic feedback and safety during soft tissue grasping. A finite element model is developed to predict the force transmission behavior of the compliant mechanism undergoing large deformations, beam...

.... This method has been used to analyze linear elasticity, elastoplasticity with small deformation, and elastoplasticity with large deformation. This meshless method offers the following advantages over other candidate meshless algorithms: ease of imposing essential boundary conditions, elimination...

... present a method for designing bistable mechanisms that are robust against such imperfections by utilizing the behavior of a simple clamped-free beam. A solution for large deformation of a simple clamped-free beam is first obtained to study its bistable behavior under various loading conditions...

... 22 05 2009 Many researchers have studied computer-aided simulations of elastic bodies undergoing large deflections and large deformations. But there have been few attempts to validate the numerical formulations used in these studies. The main aim of this paper is to validate...

... modes. This formulation leads to a constant and symmetric mass matrix as the conventional absolute nodal coordinate formulation, and makes it possible to reduce the system coordinates of the beam structure which undergoes large rotations and large deformations. Numerical examples show that the excellent...

..., they are still small for a truss structure undergoing large deformations if the element sizes are small. As a consequence, many element formulations developed under small deformation assumptions are still valid for structures undergoing large deformations, which significantly simplifies the equations...

... Flexure hinge large deformation stiffness compliant thorax The paper discusses the stiffness of flexure hinge made by rubber material. A revolute compliant joint made by rubber is proposed which offer improvements over existing flexures made by metal in the qualities of large range...

... between the belt and the pulleys is modeled using an elastic approach in which the contact is accounted for by the inclusion of a set of external forces that depend on the penetration between the belt and pulley. beam element belt-drive large deformation multibody application Proceedings...