Compliant mechanism collection

M2D2 Lab, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Model No. 4

This is a compliant crimping mechanism with a high mechanical advantage. When the handles are pressed to bring them together the gap between a narrow flat edge and a long edge reduces. An object placed in the gap is crimped. This is one of the benchmark examples used for topology optimization.

Physical model

Digitized model

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