[HTML][HTML] Mechanism balancing taxonomy
H Schneegans, JJ De Jong, F Cosandier… - Mechanism and Machine …, 2024 - Elsevier
The balancing of mechanisms consists in distributing their moving masses, inertias, and
elastic components in order to achieve key mechanical properties, such as the elimination of …
elastic components in order to achieve key mechanical properties, such as the elimination of …
Triple crossed flexure pivot based on a zero parasitic center shift kinematic design
E Thalmann, S Henein - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Thanks to their absence of play, absence of contact friction and possible monolithic
fabrication, flexure pivots offer advantages over traditional bearings in small-scale, high …
fabrication, flexure pivots offer advantages over traditional bearings in small-scale, high …
A load cell with adjustable stiffness and zero offset tuning dedicated to electrical micro-and nanoprobing
M Smreczak, L Tissot-Daguette, E Thalmann… - Precision …, 2022 - Elsevier
The tasks of electrical micro-and nanoprobing require precision that goes beyond human
perception and therefore, depend on sensors providing real-time feedback. Efforts towards …
perception and therefore, depend on sensors providing real-time feedback. Efforts towards …
Zero parasitic shift pivoting kinematic structures based on coupled N-RRR planar parallel mechanisms for flexure pivot design
L Tissot-Daguette, E Thalmann… - International …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Flexure pivots, which are widely used for precision mechanisms, generally have the
drawback of presenting parasitic shifts accompanying their rotation. The known solutions for …
drawback of presenting parasitic shifts accompanying their rotation. The known solutions for …
Gravity-Compensation Design Approaches for Flexure-Pivot Time Bases
E Thalmann, Q Gubler, S Henein - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
While flexure time bases have gained significant traction in the watchmaking industry thanks
to their high quality factor and monolithic design, maintaining a stable frequency in varying …
to their high quality factor and monolithic design, maintaining a stable frequency in varying …
Design of a Triple Crossed Flexure Pivot With Minimized Parasitic Shift
E Thalmann, S Henein - … and Information in …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Thanks to their absence of play, absence of contact friction and possible monolithic
fabrication, flexure pivots offer advantages over traditional bearings in small-scale, high …
fabrication, flexure pivots offer advantages over traditional bearings in small-scale, high …
Near-Zero Parasitic Shift Flexure Pivots Based on Coupled n-RRR Planar Parallel Mechanisms
L Tissot-Daguette, F Cosandier… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Flexure pivots, which are widely used for precision mechanisms, generally have the
drawback of presenting parasitic shifts accompanying their rotation. The known solutions for …
drawback of presenting parasitic shifts accompanying their rotation. The known solutions for …
Design of a flexure rotational time base with varying inertia
E Thalmann, S Henein - Journal of …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Flexure oscillators are promising time bases, thanks to their high quality factor and
monolithic design compatible with microfabrication. In mechanical watchmaking, they could …
monolithic design compatible with microfabrication. In mechanical watchmaking, they could …
Conceptual design of a rotational mechanical time base with varying inertia
E Thalmann, S Henein - Preprint version, 2019 - infoscience.epfl.ch
Flexure pivot oscillators have the potential to advantageously replace the traditional balance
wheel-spiral spring oscillator used in mechanical watches due to their significantly lower …
wheel-spiral spring oscillator used in mechanical watches due to their significantly lower …
Flexible guide with translation table for a rotating resonator mechanism, in particular for a horological movement
MH Kahrobaiyan - US Patent 12,085,894, 2024 - Google Patents
A flexible guide for a rotating resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement,
the guide including a fixed support, an element that is capable of moving relative to the fixed …
the guide including a fixed support, an element that is capable of moving relative to the fixed …