Systematic Synthesis of Joint-Less Compliant Mechanisms - Design for No-Assembly (DNA)

无关节柔顺机制的系统综合 - 非组装设计 (DNA)

• 批准号: 9622261
• 负责人: Sridhar Kota
• 金额: $ 30.01万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-05-01 至 1999-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9622261&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Systematic; Synthesis; Joint; Less; Compliant

This award provides support for research on a new class of jointless mechanical mechanisms. These mechanisms, which obtain motion and force amplification through flexure, are called compliant mechanisms. The research will seek to develop mathematical models of compliant mechanisms suitable for design synthesis, validation and demonstration of the mathematical models through construction of prototype devices, development of a set of compliant mechanism design building blocks and materials, and investigation of compliant mechanisms occurring in nature. A goal of this research is the development of a methodology for the design of compliant mechanisms. If successful, this research could impact the design of many mechanical and electromechanical devices. Compliant mechanisms have the potential to drastically reduce mechanism parts counts and in some cases, replace even complex mechanisms with a single part. Particularly in the latter case, reductions in assembly cost can be substantial. Compliant mechanisms have the further advantages of requiring no bearing surfaces and no lubrication. Thus despite their high degree of functionality, compliant parts may often be less costly to produce.

该奖项为新型无缝机械机构的研究提供了支持。这些机构通过弯曲获得运动和力的放大，称为柔顺机构。这项研究将寻求开发适合于通过构建原型装置、开发一套顺应机构设计构件和材料以及对自然界中存在的顺应机构进行调查的顺应机构的设计综合、验证和演示数学模型的数学模型。这项研究的一个目标是开发一种设计柔顺机构的方法学。如果成功，这项研究可能会对许多机械和机电设备的设计产生影响。顺应机构有可能极大地减少机构部件数量，在某些情况下，甚至可以用一个部件取代复杂的机构。特别是在后一种情况下，组装成本的降低可能是实质性的。柔顺机构还具有无需轴承表面和无需润滑的进一步优势。因此，尽管它们具有高度的功能性，但合规部件的生产成本往往较低。