... mechanism end effector topology optimization soft robot compliant mechanisms compliant mechanisms and robots mechanism design mechanism synthesis Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 10.13039/501100004663 MOST 109-2221-E-006-018-MY2 Robotic arms have been extensively used...

...Junwen Liang; Xianmin Zhang; Benliang Zhu; Hongchuan Zhang; Rixin Wang This article presents a modified evolutionary topology optimization method for designing compliant constant force mechanisms (CFMs). CFM is defined as the mechanism that can generate constant force in the desired input...

... by molding process and 3D printing, respectively. The softer layer is utilized for actuation while the supportive hard structure is used to impose constraints. The framework applies a topology optimization approach based on rational approximation of material properties (RAMP) method to obtain an optimal...

...Hong Zhou; Avinash R. Mandala The improved quadrilateral discretization model for the topology optimization of compliant mechanisms is introduced in this paper. The design domain is discretized into quadrilateral design cells and each quadrilateral design cell is further subdivided into triangular...

... in the horizontal direction is applied at the input port, which is at the point halfway between the platforms. At this location, it is known that the parasitic pitch motion would not accompany the linear motion of the translational flexure joint (( 32 ), p. 522). The topology optimization of the monolithic...