Design of compliant variable stiffness ball joint
T. LEE (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)
G Radaelli – Mentor (TU Delft - Mechatronic Systems Design)
A. Nobaveh – Mentor (TU Delft - Mechatronic Systems Design)
JL Herder – Coach (TU Delft - Precision and Microsystems Engineering)
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Abstract
This study proposes a novel design of monolithic compliant variable torsional stiffness (VTS) mechanism whose stiffness can be tuned continuously. This mechanism is then used to create a compliant variable stiffness (VS) ball joint. This compliant VS ball joint can be beneficial in various applications such as exoskeletons, prostheses, and bio-mimicking due to their high adaptability to environmental changes and the capability for multitasking.