Utilizing manufacturing-induced stresses for obtaining non-monostable compliant mechanisms

A broad range of bistable, multi-stable and neutrally stable compliant mechanisms have been developed over the years. These non-monostable systems show great potential for deployment in e.g. the medical, the manufacturing and the precision industry. Often the presence of prestress is a requirement for obtaining non-monostability within the realm...

Towards Neutrally Stable Compliant Shells

Elastic neutral stability involves elastic deformation without stiffness or loads. It is a remarkable appearance, since the deformation of materials is normally associated with an increase of potential energy and a resulting opposing reaction force or moment. Neutrally stable mechanisms can be used to overcome unnecessary actuation which makes...