Simulation, Analysis, and Experimentation of the Compliant Finger as a Part of Hand-Compliant Mechanism Development

Compliant mechanisms are gaining popularity in many different fields, such as in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), medical applications and health care, opto-mechatronic technology, aerospace engineering, and semiconductor equipment. One of the areas for utilizing compliant mechanisms is buildi...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2023-02, Vol.13 (4), p.2490
Main Authors: Stojiljković, Dušan, Milošević, Maša, Ristić-Durrant, Danijela, Nikolić, Vlastimir, Pavlović, Nenad T., Ćirić, Ivan, Ivačko, Nikola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D printing
Accuracy
Aerospace engineering
Bending
Biomimetics
Comparative analysis
Compliance
compliant mechanism
computer vision
Design
Exoskeleton
Exoskeletons
Experimentation
FEM
Fingers
Finite element method
Flexibility
flexure hinge
Grasping
Grasping (robotics)
Hand
Hand (anatomy)
hand rehabilitation
Image processing
Mathematical models
Medical imaging
Microelectromechanical systems
Prototypes
Range of motion
Rehabilitation
Robotics
Simulation
Technology application
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Summary:Compliant mechanisms are gaining popularity in many different fields, such as in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), medical applications and health care, opto-mechatronic technology, aerospace engineering, and semiconductor equipment. One of the areas for utilizing compliant mechanisms is building models of human hand counterparts. These models are often used as grasping and rehabilitation devices. Because of their properties, creating a human hand counterpart with compliant mechanisms is a much better choice compared with the models with traditional mechanisms; it looks more realistic, and its movements are much more natural compared with models with a traditional mechanism. A method of modeling and designing such a bio-inspired mechanism, as well as its experimental analysis with various forces applied, is presented in this paper. Two prototypes of the compliant fingers were obtained by 3D printing, and the calculation of the bending angle values was achieved by applying image processing to camera images of the compliant fingers’ prototypes. Image processing was conducted on images taken for both loaded and unloaded 3D-printed compliant finger prototype positions. Finally, these bending angle results are compared with the results obtained by Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis and experimental results acquired by a digital protractor.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app13042490