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While compact folding is desirable for applications such as deployable mechanisms, achieving this with compliant mechanisms can be challenging. One reason for this is that the relaxed and stressed states of the mechanism are known and the loads producing the transition are unk ...

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This thesis describes the process of designing a visual effect to replace the needle indicator of a rattrapante complication. The mechanisms of the chronograph and rattrapante are explained as well as the importance of aesthetics in the luxury watchmaking industry. After establis ...