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The Design and Characterization of a Variable-Stiffness Compliant Knee Joint for Enhanced Mobility

Vanessa Young, Connor Talley, Lucas Schwenck, Raul Lozano, Gregory Sawicki, Ayse Tekes
Proc. ASME. IMECE2024, Volume 4: Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering, V004T06A043, November 17–21, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2024-146241
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2024-146241
View Paper titled, The Design and Characterization of a Variable-Stiffness Compliant Knee Joint for Enhanced Mobility
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Knee, Mechanical admittance, Stiffness
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Design and Development of Inertially Excited Fully Compliant Robot

Raul Lozano, Britt Walker, Ayse Tekes
Proc. ASME. IMECE2024, Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V005T07A024, November 17–21, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2024-144402
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2024-144402
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Locomotives, Robots
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Design and Development of an Adjustable Constant Force Mechanism

Shane Johnson, Tanzeel Ur Rehman
Proc. ASME. IMECE2023, Volume 2: Advanced Design and Information Technologies, V002T02A014, October 29–November 2, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2023-114438
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2023-114438
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Topics: Design, Boundary-value problems, Surgery, Vibration isolation, Actuators, Compliant mechanisms, Ejectors, Glass reinforced plastics, Grippers, Optimization
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A Futuristic Approach to Micro-Milling With Linear Motion Compliant Mechanism Based Platforms

Abhijit Anandrao Tanksale, Ratnesh Bafna, Prasanna Gandhi
Proc. ASME. IMECE2023, Volume 3: Advanced Manufacturing, V003T03A025, October 29–November 2, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2023-112899
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2023-112899
View Paper titled, A Futuristic Approach to Micro-Milling With Linear Motion Compliant Mechanism Based Platforms
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Micromilling
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Tension Control in Filament Winding Using Constant Force Mechanisms

Siwei Ye, Yaru Mo, Haihua Ou, Shun Bi, Shane Johnson
Proc. ASME. IMECE2023, Volume 6: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V006T07A057, October 29–November 2, 2023
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2023-114308
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2023-114308
View Paper titled, Tension Control in Filament Winding Using Constant Force Mechanisms
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Topics: Robotics, Tension, Winding (process), Actuators, Control equipment, Fibers, Cables, Force control, Bridges (Structures), Compliant mechanisms
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Automated Design of FDM-Printable Snake-Like Compliant Mechanisms With Predefined End-Effector Poses

Simon Schiele, Christoph Rehekampff, Andreas Schroeffer, Laurin Schweigert, Tim C. Lueth
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 2B: Advanced Manufacturing, V02BT02A060, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-96568
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-96568
View Paper titled, Automated Design of FDM-Printable Snake-Like Compliant Mechanisms With Predefined End-Effector Poses
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Topics: Additive manufacturing, Compliant mechanisms, Design, Design automation, End effectors, Modeling, Robots
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Using Granular Jamming and a Parallel Compliant Mechanism to Provide a Rapidly Deployable, Custom-Fitted Cervical Collar

Patrick Herke, Abhishek Kumar, Hunter B. Gilbert
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 4: Biomedical and Biotechnology; Design, Systems, and Complexity, V004T05A004, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-94672
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-94672
View Paper titled, Using Granular Jamming and a Parallel Compliant Mechanism to Provide a Rapidly Deployable, Custom-Fitted Cervical Collar
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Topics: Additive manufacturing, Bending (Stress), Biomedicine, Cervical spine, Compliant mechanisms, Design, Geometry, Granular materials, Hinges, Kinematics
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A Sequential Structural Optimization Framework to Design Compliant Constant Force Mechanisms

Haihua Ou, Shane Johnson
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 9: Mechanics of Solids, Structures, and Fluids; Micro- and Nano-Systems Engineering and Packaging; Safety Engineering, Risk, and Reliability Analysis; Research Posters, V009T12A012, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-96907
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-96907
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Topics: Design, Energy storage, Shape optimization, Structural optimization, Topology, Displacement, Compliant mechanisms, Hardening, Robots, Shapes
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Research on a New Analysis Method of Traction Performance for Variable-Diameter Wheels

Wen Zeng, Hui Jiang, Guoyan Xu, Feng Gao
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V005T07A068, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-94967
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-94967
View Paper titled, Research on a New Analysis Method of Traction Performance for Variable-Diameter Wheels
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Topics: Traction, Wheels, Mechanical admittance, Soil, Finite element analysis, Compliant mechanisms, Displacement, Equations of motion, Finite element model, Mobile robots
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Actively Controlled Magnetic Bearing System Using Compliant Mechanism

Vivek Chaudhary, Sameer Pandey, Jitendra P. Khatait, Sudipto Mukherjee
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V005T07A033, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-96233
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-96233
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Magnetic bearings
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MATLAB Toolbox for Design and Motion Analysis of Compliant Mechanisms and Soft Robots

Andrea Contreras Esquen, Juan Delgado, Lance Soo, Kevin Saldivar, Lucas Schwenck, Amir Ali Amiri Moghadam, Ayse Tekes
Proc. ASME. IMECE2022, Volume 5: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V005T07A086, October 30–November 3, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2022-94205
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2022-94205
View Paper titled, MATLAB Toolbox for Design and Motion Analysis of Compliant Mechanisms and Soft Robots
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Matlab, Motion analysis, Robots
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The Design and Analysis of Compliant MEMS Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model

Brian D. Jensen, Larry L. Howell, Daniel B. Gunyan, Linton G. Salmon
Proc. ASME. IMECE97, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), 119-126, November 16–21, 1997
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1997-0949
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1997-0949
View Paper titled, The Design and Analysis of Compliant MEMS Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model
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Topics: Design, Microelectromechanical systems, Deflection, Compliant mechanisms, Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, Testing
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A Constrained Thermal Expansion Micro-Actuator

Rebecca Cragun, Larry L. Howell
Proc. ASME. IMECE98, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 365-371, November 15–20, 1998
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1998-1270
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-1270
View Paper titled, A Constrained Thermal Expansion Micro-Actuator
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Topics: Microactuators, Thermal expansion, Actuators, Compliant mechanisms, Cycles, Deflection, Finite element analysis, Polysilicon, Visualization
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Compliant Micromanipulator Design for Scaled Bilateral Telemanipulation of Small-Scale Environments

Michael Goldfarb, John E. Speich
Proc. ASME. IMECE98, Dynamic Systems and Control, 213-218, November 15–20, 1998
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1998-0257
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0257
View Paper titled, Compliant Micromanipulator Design for Scaled Bilateral Telemanipulation of Small-Scale Environments
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Topics: Design, Manipulators, Compliant mechanisms, Coulombs, Friction, Kinematics, Bending (Stress), Deformation, Degrees of freedom, Force control
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A Graph Based Design Methodology for Compliant Mechanisms (Non Linear Springs) to More Fully Explore and Exploit the Design Domain

Tanzeel ur Rehman, Zeeshan Qaiser, Haihua Ou, Haiping Yi, Shane Johnson
Proc. ASME. IMECE2021, Volume 12: Mechanics of Solids, Structures, and Fluids; Micro- and Nano- Systems Engineering and Packaging, V012T12A024, November 1–5, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2021-71271
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2021-71271
View Paper titled, A Graph Based Design Methodology for Compliant Mechanisms (Non Linear Springs) to More Fully Explore and Exploit the Design Domain
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Design methodology, Energy storage, Optimization, Springs
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Development of Single Piece Designed Compliant Locomotive Mechanism

Ciaphus Rouse, Benjamin Estrada, Caleb Sailors, Christian Schneider, Sean Henderson, Ayse Tekes
Proc. ASME. IMECE2021, Volume 7B: Dynamics, Vibration, and Control, V07BT07A033, November 1–5, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2021-70121
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2021-70121
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Locomotives, Robots, Additive manufacturing, Biomimetics, Modeling, Bending (Stress), Design, Displacement, Finite element analysis
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Sensorless Velocity Estimation for Control of a Compliant Mechanism Based Micromanipulator

Kevin Fite, Michael Goldfarb
Proc. ASME. IMECE99, Dynamic Systems and Control, 891-896, November 14–19, 1999
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE1999-0121
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1999-0121
View Paper titled, Sensorless Velocity Estimation for Control of a Compliant Mechanism Based Micromanipulator
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Topics: Actuators, Compliant mechanisms, Control equipment, Manipulators, Motion control, Position control, Robots, Sensors, Signals
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Electrothermal Linear Micromotors Fabricated From Deep Reactive Ion Etching of Single Crystal Silicon

John M. Maloney, David S. Schreiber, Don L. DeVoe
Proc. ASME. IMECE2001, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 289-296, November 11–16, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2001/MEMS-23842
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/MEMS-23842
View Paper titled, Electrothermal Linear Micromotors Fabricated From Deep Reactive Ion Etching of Single Crystal Silicon
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Topics: Crystals, Microelectromechanical systems, Micromotors, Reactive-ion etching, Silicon, Motors, Actuators, Silicon-on-insulator, Clamps (Tools), Compliant mechanisms
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Freeform Skeletal Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms

Dong Xu, G. K. Ananthasuresh
Proc. ASME. IMECE2001, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems, 161-171, November 11–16, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2001/AD-23719
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/AD-23719
View Paper titled, Freeform Skeletal Shape Optimization of Compliant Mechanisms
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Shape optimization, Shapes, Topology, Design, Optimization, Parametrization, Finite element analysis, Resolution (Optics), Sensitivity analysis
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Piezoelectric Actuator Performance Metrics and Relation to Compliant Mechanism Design

Hima Maddisetty, Mary Frecker
Proc. ASME. IMECE2001, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems, 139-149, November 11–16, 2001
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: IMECE2001/AD-23717
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2001/AD-23717
View Paper titled, Piezoelectric Actuator Performance Metrics and Relation to Compliant Mechanism Design
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Topics: Compliant mechanisms, Design, Piezoelectric actuators, Actuators, Piezoelectric ceramics, Density, Mechanical efficiency, Optimization, Stiffness, Stress