The Art of Flexure mechanism Design

• Preface (Reymond Clavel)
• Foreword (Simon Henein)
• 1 Introduction (Simon Henein) – Flexure bearing importance – Flexible element classification – Book goals and structure – Topic delimitation
• I BASIC FLEXURES:
• 2 Underlying theory (Simon Henein) – Basic assumptions – Allowable deflections – Stiffnesses
• 3 Flexure joint elements (Simon Henein) – General considerations – Leaf springs – Rods – Torsion bars – Circular notch hinges
• Translational flexures (Simon Henein) – Two parallel leaf spring stage – Overconstrained stage with four parallel leaf springs – Four prismatic notch hinge stage – Four circular notch hinge stage – Conclusion on linear translation bearings
• 5 Rotational flexures (Simon Henein) – Separate cross spring pivot – Joined cross spring pivot – RCC pivot with two leaf springs – RCC pivot with four notch hinges – Cross pivot with four notch hinges – Comparison of the pivots – Radial loads – Overconstrained pivot with three leaf springs
• II FLEXURE MECHANISMS:
• 6 Flexure structures (Simon Henein) – Kinematics – Choice of materials – Working envelope – Stiffnesses
• 7 Modular design of flexure-based robots (Murielle Richard) – Introduction – Concept of modular kinematics – Reduced solution catalogue for ultra-high precision – Mechanical design of the building bricks – Case study: 5-DOF ultra-high precision robot – Ultra-high precision parallel robot family – Conclusion – Final note
• 8 Rectilinear flexure mechanisms (Florent Cosandier) – Introduction – Rectilinear kinematics – Sarrus guiding mechanism – 13-hinge stage mechanism – Analysis and comparison – Application to the watt balance – Conclusions
• 9 Out-of-plane flexure mechanisms (Lennart Rubbert) – Introduction – Example: design of an active cardiac stabiliser – In the vicinity of singularities – Optimisation of the spherical compliant joint – Exploiting the singularities of parallel mechanisms – Selection of an actuation mechanism – Integration of the three mechanisms in two planes – Conclusion
• Afterword (Simon Henein)
• Bibliography
• Index

Editeur : EPFL Press English Imprint

Auteur(s) : Florent Cosandier, Simon Henein, Murielle Richard, Lennart Rubbert

Collection : Mechanical Engineering

Publication : 15 septembre 2017

Edition : 1^ère édition

Support(s) : Livre papier

Nombre de pages Livre papier : 308

Format (en mm) Livre papier : 160 x 240

Poids (en grammes) : 680

Langue(s) : Anglais

EAN13 Livre papier : 9782940222568