Static Balancing of Four-Bar Linkages with Torsion Springs by Exerting Negative Stiffness Using Linear Spring at the Instant Center of Rotation

2021-04-162020-08-199780791883990SCOPUS;2-s2.0-85096122484http://hdl.handle.net/10784/29330A design approach for the quasi-static balancing of four-bar linkages with torsion springs is proposed. Such approach is useful on the design of statically balanced compliant mechanisms by setting the stiffness of the Pseudo-Rigid-Body-Model. Here the posASMEBalancingDesignMechanismsStiffnessTorsional stressActuation energyConnecting pointsDesign approachesFour-bar linkageNegative stiffnessPseudo-rigid body modelsRange of motionsStatic balancingSprings (components)Static Balancing of Four-Bar Linkages with Torsion Springs by Exerting Negative Stiffness Using Linear Spring at the Instant Center of Rotationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart2021-04-16Franco, JorgeGallego, J.Herder, Just L.10.1115/DETC2020-22352