Research Article

An Optimal Design Method for Compliant Mechanisms

Table 10

Case study 1: the optimal results.

MethodOptimal parametersOptimal results
MPCIf1 (x) (HZ)f2 (x) (mm)f3 (x) (mm)f4 (x) (MPa)n-safety factor

TFT2= 0.450.62875.87111.776360.0198212.1142.731
L2= 27.5
T3= 0.54
L3= 20

The current methodT2= 0.450.84885.17492.44720.0160145.9823.468
L2= 27.5
T3= 07.8
L3=18