Research Article

Compliance Matrix of a Single-Bent Leaf Flexure for a Modal Analysis

Table 3

Theoretical and FEA results with various lengths , thicknesses , and widths under loads , , and .

(mm)FEATheoryError (%) (mm)FEATheoryError (%) (mm)FEATheoryError (%)

(a) Rotation (rad)
50.001140.001085.590.250.017950.017621.8620.005680.005611.34
6.50.001520.001454.040.3250.008330.008152.152.60.004040.003971.66
80.001890.001833.070.40.004550.004452.283.20.003120.003061.91
9.50.002260.002212.400.4750.002770.002702.503.80.002540.002482.13
110.002630.002581.910.550.001830.001782.714.40.002130.002082.36
12.50.003010.002961.530.6250.001270.001232.8950.001830.001792.61
140.003380.003341.230.70.000930.000903.035.60.001610.001562.88
15.50.003750.003710.990.7750.000700.000683.166.20.001430.001383.18
170.004120.004090.780.850.000540.000523.256.80.001280.001243.49
18.50.004500.004470.600.9250.000430.000423.337.40.001160.001123.83
200.004870.004850.4510.000350.000343.3980.001060.001024.19

(b) Rotation (rad)
50.000890.000844.770.250.016050.015831.3420.005400.005331.33
6.50.001260.001223.080.3250.007440.007321.602.60.003760.003711.35
80.001630.001592.110.40.004070.003991.773.20.002850.002811.39
9.50.002000.001971.490.4750.002480.002432.013.80.002280.002241.46
110.002370.002351.060.550.001630.001592.234.40.001880.001851.59
12.50.002740.002720.740.6250.001140.001112.4650.001580.001551.77
140.003120.003100.490.70.000830.000812.695.60.001360.001332.00
15.50.003490.003480.290.7750.000630.000612.926.20.001180.001162.29
170.003860.003850.130.850.000490.000473.166.80.001040.001012.62
18.50.004230.004230.9250.000390.000373.417.40.000920.000902.99
200.004600.0046110.000320.000303.6580.000820.000803.39

(c) Rotation (rad)
50.003280.003485.710.250.054050.055733.0220.013650.013932.00
6.50.004320.004534.700.3250.024620.025372.942.60.010470.010722.31
80.005350.005574.030.40.013200.013612.953.20.008480.008712.66
9.50.006380.006623.580.4750.007890.008132.943.80.007110.007333.01
110.007410.007663.250.550.005080.005232.934.40.006120.006333.37
12.50.008450.008713.020.6250.003460.003572.9350.005370.005573.72
140.009480.009752.840.70.002460.002542.935.60.004770.004984.06
15.50.010510.010802.710.7750.001820.001872.946.20.004300.004494.39
170.011530.011842.610.850.001380.001422.966.80.003910.004104.70
18.50.012560.012892.530.9250.001070.001102.987.40.003580.003775.01
200.013590.013932.4710.000840.000873.0180.003300.003485.31