Pseudo rigid body model for a nonlinear folding compliant mechanism

Folding compliant mechanisms have the potential to be used for innovative designs tailored for specific applications such as energy absorption, shape morphing, or stress relief. This tailorability relies on multiple variables that define the geometric and material behavior. The combined effort of the geometric and material nonlinearity can...

Shape memory modeling of a nonlinear and superelastic compliant mechanism

With the shift from traditionally manufactured rigid-body mechanisms to lightweight compliant mechanisms (CMs) in additive manufacturing, researchers have become interested in modeling the behavior of CMs with high flexibility. Due to the large deformations that can be achieved, the use of CMs has expanded into applications such as energy...