The Relationship Between Mechanism Geometry and The Centers of Stiffness And Compliance

Authors

Shuguang Huang, Marquette UniversityFollow
Joseph M. Schimmels, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2022

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Source ISSN

0094-114x

Abstract

A significant amount of research has been directed toward developing a more intuitive appreciation of spatial elastic behavior. Results of these analyses have often been described in terms of the elastic behavior (stiffness or compliance) centers. This paper investigates the properties of centers of stiffness and compliance and provides a fresh view of elastic center locations, specifically, the locus of centers associated with a given mechanism’s topology and geometry. We show that the location of the center of stiffness (compliance) for a set of elastic components connected in parallel (in serial) can be described in terms similar to the location of the center of mass for a set of mass particles. This provides a physical interpretation of the centers associated with a compliant behavior, and a useful guide in the design of mechanisms that realize desirable compliant behaviors.

Comments

Accepted version. Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 167 (January 2022): 104565. DOI. © 2022 Elsevier. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Huang, Shuguang and Schimmels, Joseph M., "The Relationship Between Mechanism Geometry and The Centers of Stiffness And Compliance" (2022). Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 274.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mechengin_fac/274