A hybrid topological and structural optimization method to design a 3-DOF planar motion compliant mechanism

• Main Authors: Lum, Guo Zhan, Teo, Tat Joo, Yang, Guilin, Yeo, Song Huat, Sitti, Metin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechatronics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104897; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16832; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2013.6584100
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper proposes a novel design methodology to synthesize flexure-based parallel manipulators (FPM) for high precision micro/nano-scale manipulation. Unlike traditional synthesis methods, the proposed method uses a structural optimization algorithm that is independent of human intuition, to synth...