TY - GEN
T1 - Unified Stiffness Modeling and Analysis of Compliant Crank-slider Mechanisms
AU - Li, Zhongyi
AU - Bai, Shaoping
AU - Chen, Weihai
AU - Zhang, Jianbin
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - A compliant crank-slider mechanism can be constructed by adding constant-stiffness springs at its joints. Different mounting of springs brings changes in the stiffness performance, which has been analyzed in separated case studies. In this paper, a unified stiffness model is developed for comprehensive analysis of the stiffness performance. With the model, four types of stiffness behaviors, namely hardening, softening, negative stiffness and zero stiffness behaviors, can be simulated with varying parameters. Using the model, stiffness behaviors of the mechanism are analyzed. A new approach constructing constant-torque mechanism is proposed with an example included.
AB - A compliant crank-slider mechanism can be constructed by adding constant-stiffness springs at its joints. Different mounting of springs brings changes in the stiffness performance, which has been analyzed in separated case studies. In this paper, a unified stiffness model is developed for comprehensive analysis of the stiffness performance. With the model, four types of stiffness behaviors, namely hardening, softening, negative stiffness and zero stiffness behaviors, can be simulated with varying parameters. Using the model, stiffness behaviors of the mechanism are analyzed. A new approach constructing constant-torque mechanism is proposed with an example included.
KW - Stiffness behavior
KW - compliant crank-slider mechanism
KW - unified stiffness model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067550739&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-20131-9_129
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-20131-9_129
M3 - Article in proceeding
SN - 978-3-030-20130-2
T3 - Mechanisms and Machine Science
SP - 1315
EP - 1324
BT - Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science
PB - Springer
T2 - 15th IFToMM World Congress on Mechanism and Machine Science
Y2 - 30 June 2019 through 4 July 2019
ER -