Computational Design of 3D-Printable Compliant Mechanisms with Bio-Inspired Sliding Joints
Felipe Velasquez,Bernhard Thomaszewski,Stelian Coros,Felipe Velasquez,Bernhard Thomaszewski,Stelian Coros
We propose a computational approach for designing fully-integrated compliant mechanisms with bio-inspired joints that are stabilized and actuated by elastic elements. Similar to human knees or finger phalanges, our mechanisms leverage sliding between pairs of contacting surfaces to generate complex motions. Due to the vast design space, however, finding surface shapes that lead to ideal approximat...
