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Topology design and analysis of compliant mechanisms with composite laminated plates

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To improve the small deformation and high stress level in hinge zones of compliant mechanisms with isotropic material, a topology optimization method of compliant mechanisms with composite laminated plates was proposed. Based on the anisotropy and designability of composite laminated plates, a topology optimization model of compliant mechanisms with composite laminated plates was built to maximize the deformable capability. Numerical examples of designing compliant inverters and grippers were investigated to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The influence mechanism of layer sequences on topologic shapes, deformation and loading capability were also discussed. The results showed that the deformable capability and stress levels of compliant mechanisms with composite laminated plates were further improved by a reasonable configuration of layer sequences.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical and Precision Instrument Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, 710048, China

    Xinxing Tong

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    Xinxing Tong, Wenjie Ge, Yonghong Zhang & Zhenfei Zhao

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Xinxing Tong received his Ph.D. from the Northwestern Polytechnical University. Now he is a researcher at the Xi’an University of Technology. His current research interest is topology optimization of compliant mechanism with composites materials.

Wenjie Ge is a Professor and Ph.D. advisor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University. His main research interests are theory of mechanism, topology optimization of compliant mechanism and Ricochet robots.

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Tong, X., Ge, W., Zhang, Y. et al. Topology design and analysis of compliant mechanisms with composite laminated plates. J Mech Sci Technol 33, 613–620 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-019-0115-6

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