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A bistable mechanism with linear negative stiffness and large in-plane lateral stiffness: design, modeling and case studies
Zhanfeng Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of
Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
Yongzhuo Gao
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of
Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
Lining Sun
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of
Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
Wei Dong
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of
Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
Zhijiang Du
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems, Harbin Institute of
Technology, Harbin, 150080, China
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Short summary
This paper proposes a novel type of bistable mechanism with linear negative stiffness and large in-plane lateral stiffness. Then, by connecting the negative-stiffness mechanism in parallel with a positive-stiffness mechanism, a novel quasi-zero stiffness compliant mechanism is developed. It has better axial guidance capability and in-plane lateral anti-interference capability compare to the conventional mechanism. Such mechanism can be used as constant-force mechanism and vibration isolator.
This paper proposes a novel type of bistable mechanism with linear negative stiffness and large...
