Design of compliant variable stiffness ball joint

Master Thesis (2023)
Author(s)

T. LEE (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)

Contributor(s)

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)

Faculty
Mechanical Engineering
Copyright
© 2023 Tzu LEE
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Publication Year
2023
Language
English
Copyright
© 2023 Tzu LEE
Graduation Date
29-09-2023
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Programme
['Mechanical Engineering | Mechatronic System Design (MSD)']
Faculty
Mechanical 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.

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