A brief review on nonlinear modeling methods and applications of compliant mechanisms
Guangbo HAO1(), Jingjun YU2, Haiyang LI1
1. School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork T12 YN60, Ireland 2. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Compliant mechanisms (CMs) have become one of the most popular research themes in mechanisms and robotics because of their merits. This paper aims to provide a brief systematic review on the advances of nonlinear static modeling approaches and the applications of CMs to promote interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary development for associated theories and other new applications. It also predicts likely future directions of applications and theory development.
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