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Published July 2014 | public
Journal Article

New Methods for Developing and Manufacturing Compliant Mechanisms Utilizing Bulk Metallic Glass

Abstract

Compliant mechanisms rely on the elastic bending of thin members to generate motion. In the paper by Homer, et al., bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) are shown to have an optimal combination of mechanical properties and processing ability, making them ideal for complex, low-cost compliant mechanisms.

Additional Information

© 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. Received: December 18, 2013. Final Version: January 27, 2014. Published online: March 5, 2014. Part of this research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and funded through the Center Innovation Fund. This work was partially supported by NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate under contract no. NNH10ZTT001N, NASA's Office of Education through contract no. NNX13AB34A, and the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research through NSF Grant No. 1240417. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley Online Library or from the author.

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