Design of Compliant Mechanisms for New Age Industry Devices –A Topology Optimisation Approach
Journal Title: International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD ) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Compliant Mechanism also transfers or transforms motion, force or energy. Unlike rigid-link mechanisms, however, compliant mechanisms gain at least some of their mobility from the deflection of flexible members rather than from movable joints only. An advantage of compliant mechanisms is the potential for a dramatic reduction in total number of parts required to accomplish a specified task. Some mechanisms may be manufactured from an injection moldable material and be constructed of one piece. Fewer parts are required for the compliant mechanisms than for the rigid mechanisms to accomplish a specified task. Compliant mechanism also has fewer movable joints, such as pin and sliding joints. This results in reduced wear and need for lubrication. Reducing the number of joints can also increase mechanism precision, because backlash may be reduced or eliminated. This has been a factor in the design of high precision new age devices. Authors proposed a topology Optimization method for designing a new age compliant amplifier. Three types of configurations (Rectangular, taper, hexogonal domain) with surface constraints (left and right end of the surface are fixed) have been taken for analysis. The design of new age device compliant amplifier derived from Rectangular, Taper and Hexogonal domain using topology Optimizations and the same is used for amplifying the displacement for opening and closing of a Proportional values and vibrating the micro chute.
Authors and Affiliations
G. Arunkumar, S. Lakshmi Shankar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP257113
- DOI -
- Views 97
- Downloads 0
Radiation Absorption Effects on Unsteady MHD Flow of Radiative and Chemically Reacting 163 Fluid Past a Porous Plate with Variable Suction and Concentration
This paper focuses on the effects of chemical reaction and radiation absorption, on unsteady MHD free convection fluid flow, embedded in a porous medium with time dependent suction and temperature gradient heat source, i...
Parametric Analysis and Effect of Tool on FSW Joint of 6082 Al Alloy by Taguchi Method
The Friction-stir processing is an emerging technology of plastic deformation that is based on friction stir welding (FSW). In friction stir welding, in order to get a defect free processed zone, the tool is considered t...
Remote Discrete-Time Model Reference Adaptive Control Of A Two-Wheeled Mobile Robot
This paper demonstrates a remote discrete model reference adaptive control for a two-wheeled mobile robot where actuators, sensors and controller are distributed and interconnected by a wireless communication. Since a ty...
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF AIR-CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DUE TO AL2O3 NANOPARTICLES IN LUBRICATING OIL
Nanoparticles are being widely used in recent years, due to their advantages. Addition of nanoparticles leads to significant change in thermal properties of a fluid. A new engineering medium, called nanofluid attracted a...
Crashworthiness Behaviour of Capped Cylindrical Aluminium Tubular Structures Subjected to Lateral Compression
Metallic cylindrical tubular elements have been prominent as an impact kinetic energy absorbing structures in various vehicles for their progressive deformation behaviour, long stroke and substantial energy absorbing abi...