Large stroke high support stiffness flexure based universal joint

Mark  Naves; R.G.K.M. Aarts; Dannis Michel Brouwer

Large stroke high support stiffness flexure based universal joint

Mark Naves, R.G.K.M. Aarts, Dannis Michel Brouwer

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Abstract

Universal two degree of freedom flexure joints are often used for parallel manipulators or applications which demand transmission of torque. However, contemporary flexure-based universal joints are limited to small deflection angles caused by their strong loss of stiffness in support directions when deflected or are initially already compliant in the intended support directions. In this paper, a new concept for a high performance large stroke universal flexure joint is presented which can maintain a high level of support stiffness in both translational and torsional directions over its total range of motion of 25 degrees.

Original language	English
Pages	398-412
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 29 Oct 2016
Event	32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, ASPE 2017 - The Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, United States Duration: 29 Oct 2017 → 3 Nov 2017 Conference number: 32 http://aspe.net/technical-meetings/32nd-annual-meeting/

Conference

Conference	32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, ASPE 2017
Abbreviated title	ASPE 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Charlotte
Period	29/10/17 → 3/11/17
Internet address	http://aspe.net/technical-meetings/32nd-annual-meeting/

Keywords

Compliant mechanisms
Universal joints
Large stroke
Flexure mechanisms

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Large stroke high support stiffness flexure based universal joint

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