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Compliant Mechanisms
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538

Compliant Mechanisms

Hours

3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab

Semester

Fall
Design and analysis of compliant mechanisms and compliant structures. Large-deflection analysis/force displacement relationships; mechanisms synthesis.

Fundamentals of Compliant Mechanisms

Understand the fundamentals of compliant mechanisms, including flexibility vs. strength and displacement loads vs. force loads.

Nonlinear Deflections

Analyze the large, nonlinear deflections of flexible members.

Failure

Analyze, predict and prevent failure of compliant mechanisms.

Force-Displacement Relationships

Analyze the force-displacement relationships for compliant mechanisms.

Task-Specific Design

Design compliant mechanisms for specified tasks.