Abstract Beam-based Compliant Mechanisms (CMs) are increasingly studied and
implemented in precision engineering. Straight beams with uniform cross section are the …

Origami structures with morphing behaviours and unique mechanical properties are useful
in aerospace deployable structures, soft robots and mechanical metamaterials. Curved …

This paper reports the study of a planar Cross-Axis Flexural Pivot (CAFP) comprising an
additional contact pair. The proposed device may be useful for applications requiring a …

There have been a number of studies on the analysis and design of planar compliant
mechanisms. However, it is more difficult to obtain an exact and concise description of the …

In the last decades, a wide range of methods have been proposed for the analysis of
compliant mechanisms. In this investigation, the theory of the ellipse of elasticity is tailored to …

This work presents the design and analytical model of a novel flexure hinge with variable
elliptical-fillet cross-section, which can be considered as an extension of existing results on …

Inspired by artistic origami, researchers in engineering have explored the principles of
origami folding to design novel foldable mechanisms, origami robots and metamaterials …

Origami-inspired space deployable structures can be transformed from the folded states into
the deployed states in orbit, which satisfied the demands of complex space missions and …

During the last decades, the modeling of flexures undergoing large deflections has been the
subject of many investigations. Various rigid body models have been proposed in an effort to …

The continuum robot is a bionic robot with infinite freedom and adaptability to unstructured
environments. This paper creates a flexible continuum robot using origami and mortise …