Howell, Larry L. <br/><br/>
Compliant mechanisms / 
Larry L. Howell. 
 - New York :  Wiley,  c2001. 
 - xvii, 459 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Wiley-Interscience publication." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction  Flexibility and Deflection  Failure Prevention  Rigid-Link Mechanism  Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model  Force-Deflection Relationships  Numerical Methods  Complaint Mechanism Synthesis  Optimal Synthesis with continuum models  Special-purpose Mechanism  Bistable Mechanisms 
<br/><br/> Compliant mechanisms gain their motion from the deflection of flexible members rather than from traditional bearings and hinges. Advantages of compliant mechanisms include high precision, low cost, and ease of miniaturization. Compliant mechanisms should be designed to avoid fatigue failure and their design is often complicated by nonlinearities. One concept that makes compliant mechanism design possible is that it is possible for something to be both flexible and strong. The selection of material properties, geometry, and boundary conditions are key elements of compliant mechanism design. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>047138478X  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001026196 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mechanical movements.<br/>Machinery, Kinematics of.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TJ181  / .H89 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.811  / HOW