Print Email Facebook Twitter A monolithic compliant large-range gravity balancer Title A monolithic compliant large-range gravity balancer Author Radaelli, G. (TU Delft Mechatronic Systems Design; Laevo) Herder, J.L. (TU Delft Mechatronic Systems Design) Date 2016 Abstract A new monolithic fully compliant gravity balancer is designed with help of a design approach based on shape optimization. The balancer consists of one single clamped-clamped complex-shaped beam on which a weight is attached. The beam is modeled as a planar isogeometric Bernoulli beam. The goal function of the optimization consists of an energy based evaluation of the load path of the beam which is compared with a desired response. The best result of the shape optimization has been constructed out of polycarbonate sheet and out of glass-fiber reinforced plastic laminate. Both have been tested on a compression test bench. The theoretical model has good resemblance with the experimental results. Subject Compliant mechanismsConstant force generatorStatic balancing To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f387e3fd-e716-432a-b7eb-6266b8032109 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2016.03.015 ISSN 0094-114X Source Mechanism and Machine Theory, 102, 55-67 Bibliographical note Accepted Author Manuscript Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 G. Radaelli, J.L. Herder Files PDF Radaelli_Manuscript.pdf 4.29 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:f387e3fd-e716-432a-b7eb-6266b8032109/datastream/OBJ/view