Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Collocating
Patent
1998-04-01
2000-02-08
Gutierrez, Diego
Geometrical instruments
Gauge
Collocating
33503, 33556, 2482741, G01B 500
Patent
active
060215798
ABSTRACT:
A mechanism capable of achieving an arbitrarily specified spatial compliant behavior is presented. The mechanism is a parallel connection of multiple individual elastic components that connect a support body to a single compliantly floated body. Each elastic component is, in itself, a low friction 6 degrees of freedom (DOF) mechanism that provides compliant constraint along and/or about a single axis. The elastic components are of three functional types: 1) a "line spring" which resists only translation along its axis, 2) a "torsional spring" which resists only rotation about its axis, and 3) a "screw spring" which resists a specified combination of translation along and rotation about its axis. Through proper selection of the connection geometry, spring constant, and functional type of each elastic component, a spatial compliant mechanism capable of passive force guidance is realized.
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Huang Shuguang
Schimmels Joseph M.
Fernandez Mano
Gutierrez Diego
Schimmels Joseph M.
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