A Design of Compliant Mechanism with Integrated Actuators

The transmission of motion sequences especially is currently realized in most applications by classical mechanisms showing a high number of parts and high structural weight. The use of so-called compliant elements with specifically adjustable compliances offers the possibility to transmit motions just by structural deformations. Moreover, the composite design is predestined to integrate piezo- ceramic actuators into the laminate lay-up and thus rises the possibility to design structure-integrated drives. This paper makes a contribution to the efficient analysis and synthesis of such active compliant structures by developing new material- adapted analytical and numerical calculation models.