Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Wong, Tin-Lup
Abstract
A qualitative examination into the behavior of a variety of flexure joints was performed. It was found that of the initial seven joints examined only three had the characteristics to emulate the standard rotational pin joint. A complete evaluation of the three viable joint candidates was performed with the use of finite element modelling. The evaluation first focused on the joint itself, then the investigation turned to the performance of the joint in a simple mechanism, the four-bar linkage. The results indicate a dependence on geometry and loading for all the joint models studied.
Extent
254 p.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Kevin M., "investigation into the behavior of flexure joints with respect to high-precision mechanisms" (1989). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 738.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/738
Identifier
FADT14539
Comments
College of Engineering and Computer Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1989.|College of Engineering and Computer Science