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Moerman, Marco (author)Compliant mechanisms are a popular alternative to conventional mechanisms because of their advantages on mass reduction, friction, backlash and lubrication. However, the major drawback in the use of compliant mechanisms is the stiffness is the desired direction of motion. The advantages of conventional and compliant mechanisms can be combined if...master thesis 2023
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Kok, Sjaak (author), Amoozandeh, A. (author), Radaelli, G. (author)Elastic structures that can deflect without springback, known as neutrally stable structures, form a remarkable group within their field, since they require the energetic state to remain unchanged during elastic deformation. Several examples in the literature obtain this state of neutral stability by the application of pre-stress, either as a...journal article 2023
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van der Lans, Daan (author), Amoozandeh, A. (author), Radaelli, G. (author)This paper presents a novel shape morphing concept, which exploits neutral stability to achieve reversible shape morphing. The concept is based on actively changing the material stiffness on a local level in order to perturb the neutral stability and thus induce the shell to deform. This concept is realized by embedding Ni-Ti wires in a...journal article 2023
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Xiao, Hong (author), Zhang, Zhihai (author), Zhu, Yajie (author), Gan, Tiancheng (author), Wang, Haoyu (author)Before the operation of newly constructed railways, tamping and stabilizing machines should be used to improve the quality of ballast beds. With the expansion of the railway network and increase of speeds and axle loads, higher quality and efficiency for tamping and stabilizing operation are required. However, previous studies did not involve...journal article 2023
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Martinelli, Cristiano (author), Coraddu, A. (author), Cammarano, Andrea (author)In the industry field, the increasingly stringent requirements of lightweight structures are exposing the ultimately nonlinear nature of mechanical systems. This is extremely true for systems with moving parts and loose fixtures which show piecewise stiffness behaviours. Nevertheless, the numerical solution of systems with ideal piecewise...journal article 2023
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Kouwenhoven, Timo (author)A novel nonlinear stiffness unit cell aided magnetic gravity compensator is proposed for the purpose of isolating low-frequency vibrations. A negative stiffness magnet setup is combined with a compliant unit cell with tailored nonlinear force-displacement characteristics. This combination offers a large range of motion featuring low stiffness, a...master thesis 2022
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van Nes, Sjors (author)In this work, the possibilities to approach various nonlinear moment-angle characteristics with a kinematically indeterminate rigid body balancer with torsion springs are examined. These torsion springs are mounted on the axes that intersect the rigid bodies. The rigid body balancer is coupled to an inverted pendulum. Although the kinematic...master thesis 2022
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van der Burgh, Bas (author)Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients suffer from a severe form of progressive muscular weakness. Consequently, as the disease progresses these patients become more and more dependent on assistive devices for their daily activities. For instance lifting their arms against gravity already becomes challenging. So far, a considerable amount of...master thesis 2022
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Houweling, Stijn (author)This project presents a compliant slender mechanism with a low axial-bending stiffness ratio. This can be used in passive exoskeletons. Passive exoskeletons can assist people with their work by preventing injuries. Currently exoskeletons uses sliders to account for the extension of the spine when bending, but this could be uncomfortable. The...master thesis 2022
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Li, X. (author)Fatigue damage of composite laminates has attracted considerable attention from research community and industry, in view that laminated structures are inevitable to suffer from fatigue loading during their service life. It is rather complicated to understand and explain, what governs the initiation, accumulation, interaction (synergy or...doctoral thesis 2022
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Lesmana Hardjo, Latifa (author)Stiffness perception in laparoscopic surgery has an important role in achieving appropriate tissue manipulation. The need for haptic feedback to perceive tissue stiffness and the reduce in haptic feedback when using laparoscopic instruments suggest an inability to sufficiently experience stiffness perception during laparoscopic surgeries. Better...master thesis 2022
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van Nie, Daan (author)In the low-lying parts of The Netherlands challenging ground conditions are often encountered. Thick layers of soft material such as peat and clay are present and pile foundations into deeper sand layers are required when objects are constructed that have to transfer significant loads to the subsurface without inducing settlement (differences)....master thesis 2022
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Hijne, Max (author)The development of novel materials has been of great interest to the aerospace industry in the pursuit of efficiency and cost reduction. Fibre-steered variable stiffness laminates have promising characteristics due to the ability to better tailor designs for expected loading, as the fibre orientation can be varied within a layer. This thesis was...master thesis 2022
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de Koning, Alec (author)When treating a Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) via Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), a guidewire first needs to be passed through or around the occlusion, a task requiring considerable skill and clinician experience. Proper backup support for the guidewire being used by the clinician is a prerequisite to prevent buckling or uncontrolled...master thesis 2022
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Adams, Maarten (author)Fiber Reinforced Composite (FRC) materials are gaining great popularity in marine structures because of their excellent strength-to-weight ratio, low density, and provided freedom in the design process. However, the use of FRC materials comes along with relatively large uncertainties in material properties and structural integrity after...master thesis 2022
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Korakas, Ntonalnt (author)In this thesis an investigation into the buckling behaviour of steel trusses with eccentric joints is performed.<br/>In recent years, Ampelmann motion compensated gangway systems have been pivotal to the advancement of offshore personnel transfers. These systems for functionality reasons require the use of eccentric joints. The behaviour of such...master thesis 2022
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Mondeel, Manouk (author)<b>BACKGROUND - </b>The success of the mechanical thrombectomy treatment in acute ischemic stroke is highly dependent on mechanical clot behavior and characteristics like stiffness. This mechanical treatment is tested in clot analogs. Realistic clot analogs could potentially be made in a realistic formation environment. The effects of blood...master thesis 2022
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Bastek, Jan Hendrik (author), Kumar, Siddhant (author), Telgen, Bastian (author), Glaesener, Raphaël N. (author), Kochmann, Dennis M. (author)Inspired by crystallography, the periodic assembly of trusses into architected materials has enjoyed popularity for more than a decade and produced countless cellular structures with beneficial mechanical properties. Despite the successful and steady enrichment of the truss design space, the inverse design has remained a challenge: While...journal article 2022
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Yang, Tao (author), Xie, Rongxian (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Bolt shear connectors have the advantage of efficient installation and demolition when used in prefabricated composite beams. When bolt shear connectors are damaged in the service period and replaced by new ones, the shear performance of replaced bolts is to be affected by the existing structural damage. This paper investigates the shear...conference paper 2022
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Jeon, Jaemin (author), Kim, Jaeyong (author), Lee, Jong Jun (author), Shin, D. (author), Kim, Yoon Young (author)This study presents a new modeling technique to estimate the stiffness matrix of a thin-walled beam-joint structure using deep learning. When thin-walled beams meet at joints, significant sectional deformations occur, such as warping and distortion. These deformations should be considered in the one-dimensional beam analysis, but it is...journal article 2022