Mechanical Sciences
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Mechanical Sciences
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-389-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-9-389-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 9, issue 2
Research article
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20 Nov 2018
Research article |  | 20 Nov 2018

detasFLEX – A computational design tool for the analysis of various notch flexure hinges based on non-linear modeling

Stefan Henning, Sebastian Linß, and Lena Zentner

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Short summary
A novel computational design tool to calculate the elasto-kinematic flexure hinge properties is presented. Four hinge contours are implemented. It is shown, that FEM results correlate well with the analytical design tool results. For a given deflection angle of 10° and a corner-filleted contour, the deviations of the bending stiffness are between 0.1 % and 9.4 %. The design tool can be beneficial for the accelerated and systematic synthesis of compliant mechanisms with optimized flexure hinges.
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