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compliant mechanism: a standalone construct

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Mechanism design

mechanism that gains its motion from elastic bending of flexible members instead of from rigid links and joints.

In mechanism design, compliant mechanism refers to mechanism that gains its motion from elastic bending of flexible members instead of from rigid links and joints. This meaning comes from Howell (1994) in Journal of Mechanical Design.[1]

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References

Howell, L. L., & Midha, A. (1994). A Method for the Design of Compliant Mechanisms With Small-Length Flexural Pivots. Journal of Mechanical Design, 116(1), 280-290. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2919359

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