Print Email Facebook Twitter A monolithic compliant large-range gravity balancer Title A monolithic compliant large-range gravity balancer Author Radaelli, G. (TU Delft Mechatronic Systems Design) Herder, J.L. (TU Delft Mechatronic Systems Design) Contributor Chang, S.H. (editor) Date 2015 Abstract A new monolithic fully compliant gravity balancer is designed with help of a design approach based on shape optimization. The balancer consists of one single complex-shaped beam on which the weight is attached. The beam is modeled as a planar isogeometric Bernoulli beam. The goal function of the optimization consists of an energy based evaluation of the load path of the beam which is compared with a desired response. The best result of the shape optimization has been constructed out of polycarbonate sheet and has been tested on a compression test bench. The experimental results have good resemblance with the theoretical model. Subject compliant mechanismsstatic balancingconstant force generator To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1da74334-bf01-4413-a745-d18637b6fb17 DOI https://doi.org/10.6567/IFToMM.14TH.WC.OS20.018 ISBN 978-986-04-6098-8 Source Proceedings of the 14th IFToMM World Congress Event 14th IFToMM World Congress, 2015-10-25 → 2015-10-30, Taipei, Taiwan Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2015 G. Radaelli, J.L. Herder Files PDF OS20_018.pdf 2.91 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1da74334-bf01-4413-a745-d18637b6fb17/datastream/OBJ/view