Research Article

An Optimal Design Method for Compliant Mechanisms

Table 3

Initial results.

TrialParameters (unit: mm)Frequency (Hz)Displacement (mm)Parasitic motion (mm)Stress (MPa)
T1L1T2L2T3L3f1 (x)f2 (x)f3 (x)f4 (x)

10.88150.55250.6620103.99160.93350.0124162.70
20.7213.50.5522.50.6620112.93610.77610.0110131.69
31.0413.50.5522.50.6620112.53400.77870.0112134.38
40.7216.50.5522.50.6620113.42980.76630.0106130.98
51.0416.50.5522.50.6620112.36020.77830.0111134.12
60.7213.50.5527.50.662091.03061.23350.0158151.30
71.0413.50.5527.50.662090.57611.24750.0165167.17
80.7216.50.5527.50.662092.12461.20130.0157159.17
91.0416.50.5527.50.662091.88951.19850.0157159.29
100.8813.50.45250.542087.74641.28450.0130152.76
110.8816.50.45250.542085.41901.36010.0139151.35
120.8813.50.65250.5420101.81920.87860.0102108.25
130.8816.50.65250.5420101.15710.89220.0103106.90
140.8813.50.45250.7820102.56910.99770.0128151.42
150.8816.50.45250.7820100.47351.03620.0130154.94
160.8813.50.65250.7820127.65350.62160.0104107.23
170.8816.50.65250.7820129.24420.60420.0101106.92
180.88150.4522.50.6618103.20410.98340.0155152.76
190.88150.6522.50.6618136.82870.51970.008293.28
200.88150.4527.50.661876.05151.76370.0210225.27
210.88150.6527.50.6618112.59880.79960.0117109.54
220.88150.4522.50.662294.85561.12170.0155152.93
230.88150.6522.50.6622117.40830.65270.008087.21
240.88150.4527.50.662272.71041.91200.0210227.36
250.88150.6527.50.6622102.51060.93220.0119109.20
260.72150.5522.50.542098.05390.96190.0110130.67
271.04150.5522.50.542098.07510.95510.0109132.22
280.72150.5527.50.542085.15011.36710.0153157.48
291.04150.5527.50.542085.20191.35840.0156157.87
300.72150.5522.50.7820123.76920.66680.0106134.85
311.04150.5522.50.7820122.53880.67660.0106136.39
320.72150.5527.50.782096.08111.11880.0157160.43
331.04150.5527.50.782094.78341.14950.0161170.74
340.8813.50.55250.541898.06781.03400.0130168.07
350.8816.50.55250.541897.27161.04840.0128155.91
360.8813.50.55250.7818112.32990.82370.0129166.04
370.8816.50.55250.7818103.99160.82180.0127164.79
380.8813.50.55250.5422112.93611.27570.0127165.29
390.8816.50.55250.5422112.53401.27790.0139150.35
400.8813.50.55250.7822113.42980.91780.0135159.05
410.8816.50.55250.7822112.36020.91980.0130166.97
420.72150.45250.661891.03061.04120.0130152.59
431.04150.45250.661890.57611.08720.0133149.97
440.72150.65250.661892.12460.63970.0102106.64
451.04150.65250.661891.88950.64040.0102106.75
460.72150.45250.662287.74641.20740.0135155.46
471.04150.45250.662285.41901.21520.0134151.53
480.72150.65250.6622101.81920.77500.0102107.25
491.04150.65250.6622111.36040.76150.0100106.38