ME851A - Compliant Mechanisms

Genesis of compliant mechanisms; glimpse of applications of compliant mechanisms; mobility analysis; large deformation analysis: continuum and discrete perspectives: finite element analysis, pseudo rigid body analysis, and lumped analysis using spring lever and spring mass lever models; design of compliant mechanisms based on linkage synthesis methods, selection based methods, and structural optimization based methods; kinetoelastic maps and understanding limits of compliant mechanisms; static balancing of compliant mechanisms; applications in micro systems, precision engineering, biomedical, automotive, product design, etc.