Methode zum dreidimensionalen Exportieren von nachgiebigen Mechanismen aus dem Analysetool „CoMSys“. - In: 15. Kolloquium Getriebetechnik, (2023), S. 57-62
Analysis of kinematic constraints in the linkage model of a Mecanum-wheeled robot and a trailer with conventional wheels. - In: Applied Sciences, ISSN 2076-3417, Bd. 13 (2023), 13, 7449, S. 1-15
Mechanical systems that consist of a four-wheeled or two-wheeled robot with Mecanum wheels and a two-wheeled trailer with conventional wheels are considered. The kinematic characteristics of the mechanical systems under consideration of holonomic and non-holonomic constraints are presented and compared. From this, it is shown that the structure of the kinematic constraint equations for mobile systems with a trailer does not apply to Chaplygin’s dynamic equations. If the mechanical system is not Chaplygin’s system, then the dynamic equations cannot be integrated separately from the equations of kinematic constraints. This is the difference between the kinematic constraint equations for the robot-trailer system and the constraint equations for a single robot with Mecanum wheels. Examples of numerical calculations using the equations of kinematic constraints are given.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137449
A multipole magnetoactive elastomer for vibration-driven locomotion. - In: Soft Robotics, ISSN 2169-5180, Bd. 10 (2023), 4, S. 770-784
Smart materials such as magnetoactive elastomers (MAEs) combine elastic and magnetic properties that can be significantly changed in response to a magnetic field and therefore offer enormous potential for applications in both scientific research and engineering. When such an elastomer contains microsized hard magnetic particles, it can become an elastic magnet once magnetized in a strong magnetic field. This article studies a multipole MAE with the aim of utilizing it as an actuation element of vibration-driven locomotion robots. The elastomer beam has three magnetic poles overall with the same poles at the ends and possesses silicone bristles protruding from its underside. The quasi-static bending of the multipole elastomer in a uniform magnetic field is investigated experimentally. The theoretical model exploits the magnetic torque to describe the field-induced bending shapes. The unidirectional locomotion of the elastomeric bristle-bot is realized in two prototype designs using magnetic actuation of either an external or an integrated source of an alternating magnetic field. The motion principle is based on cyclic interplay of asymmetric friction and inertia forces caused by field-induced bending vibrations of the elastomer. The locomotion behavior of both prototypes shows a strong resonant dependency of the advancing speed on the frequency of applied magnetic actuation.
https://doi.org/10.1089/soro.2022.0106
Stiffness considerations for a MEMS-based weighing cell. - In: Sensors, ISSN 1424-8220, Bd. 23 (2023), 6, 3342, S. 1-15
In this paper, a miniaturized weighing cell that is based on a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) is discussed. The MEMS-based weighing cell is inspired by macroscopic electromagnetic force compensation (EMFC) weighing cells and one of the crucial system parameters, the stiffness, is analyzed. The system stiffness in the direction of motion is first analytically evaluated using a rigid body approach and then also numerically modeled using the finite element method for comparison purposes. First prototypes of MEMS-based weighing cells were successfully microfabricated and the occurring fabrication-based system characteristics were considered in the overall system evaluation. The stiffness of the MEMS-based weighing cells was experimentally determined by using a static approach based on force-displacement measurements. Considering the geometry parameters of the microfabricated weighing cells, the measured stiffness values fit to the calculated stiffness values with a deviation from -6.7 to 3.8% depending on the microsystem under test. Based on our results, we demonstrate that MEMS-based weighing cells can be successfully fabricated with the proposed process and in principle be used for high-precision force measurements in the future. Nevertheless, improved system designs and read-out strategies are still required.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063342
Preliminary theoretical and experimental investigations on manipulators based on compliant tensegrity structures :
Theoretische und experimentelle Voruntersuchungen von Manipulatoren auf Basis von nachgiebigen Tensegrity-Strukturen. - In: Neunte IFToMM D-A-CH Konferenz 2023, (2023), insges. 2 S.
https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/77397
Analytical description of transversally symmetrical hinges :
Analytische Beschreibung transversalsymmetrischer Gelenke. - In: Neunte IFToMM D-A-CH Konferenz 2023, (2023), insges. 2 S.
https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/77402
A compliant mechanism with an adjustable characteristic curve through bistability :
Ein nachgiebiger Mechanismus mit einstellbarer charakteristischer Kennlinie durch Bistabilität. - In: Neunte IFToMM D-A-CH Konferenz 2023, (2023), insges. 2 S.
https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/77388
Effiziente parametrisierte Fahrzeugarchitekturauslegung in der frühen Konzeptphase. - In: Neunte IFToMM D-A-CH Konferenz 2023, (2023), insges. 2 S.
https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/77391
Beitrag zur Minimierung der Insertionskräfte von Cochlea-Implantat-Elektrodenträgern : Untersuchung gerader, lateral liegender Elektrodenträger sowie deren Funktionalisierung mittels nachgiebiger Aktuatoren. - Ilmenau : Universitätsverlag Ilmenau, 2023. - 1 Online-Ressource (172 Seiten). - (Berichte der Ilmenauer Mechanismentechnik (BIMT) ; Band 8)
Technische Universität Ilmenau, Dissertation 2022
Sensorineurale Hörstörungen können mit einem Cochlea-Implantat behandelt werden. Der zu implantierende Teil des Cochlea-Implantat-Systems besteht aus Empfängerspule und Elektrodenträger. Der Elektrodenträger wird vom Chirurgen in die Cochlea inseriert, um dort die geschädigten Haarzellen zu ersetzen und die elektrische Stimulation des Hörnervs zu übernehmen. Diese manuelle Insertion des Elektrodenträgers in die Cochlea soll möglichst vorsichtig erfolgen, um keine intra-cochleären Strukturen zu beschädigen sowie post-operative Entzündungen und die iatrogene Ertaubung von Patienten mit Restgehör zu vermeiden, weswegen für diese Herangehensweise der Begriff „Soft Surgery“ geprägt wurde (Lehnhardt (1993), „Intracochlear placement of cochlear implant electrodes in soft surgery technique“). Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit dem Elektrodenträger und dessen Insertionsprozess in die Cochlea. Dazu werden zunächst digitale und anschließend physikalische, planare Modelle der humanen Cochlea erstellt, die die morphologische Variation abbilden. Diese werden anschließend für Insertionsstudien verwendet, welche dazu dienen, die Insertionskräfte während der Insertion zu messen. Es werden Einflussfaktoren auf den Insertionsprozess systematisiert und drei davon anhand von Studien mit eigens hergestellten Labormustern untersucht: Die Geometrie der Cochleamodelle, die Insertionsgeschwindigkeit des Elektrodenträgers und eine Beschichtung des Elektrodenträgers. Die Insertionsstudie in Cochleamodelle unterschiedlicher Größe wird verwendet, um die Abhängigkeit der Insertionskräfte von der Geometrie der Modelle zu analysieren. Der Einfluss der Insertionsgeschwindigkeiten und die Beschichtung des Elektrodenträgers werden mit dem Ziel einer Reduktion der Insertionskräfte untersucht. Abschließend wird ein fluidisch-aktuierter, nachgiebiger Mechanismus zur Funktionalisierung des Elektrodenträgers betrachtet. Zunächst wird ein im spannungsfreien Zustand gerader Mechanismus analysiert. Die Skalierbarkeit des vorgeschlagenen nachgiebigen Mechanismus wird analytisch und numerisch gezeigt. Anschließend liefert die Synthese des fluidmechanischen Aktuators dessen geometrische Maße, um unter Druckbeaufschlagung mit definiertem Druck einer vorgegebenen Form zu entsprechen. Diese Synthese wird angewandt, um die Geometrien eines nachgiebigen Mechanismus für drei unterschiedlich große Formen der Cochlea zu bestimmen.
https://doi.org/10.22032/dbt.53719
Free vibration of compliant mechanisms based on Euler-Bernoulli-Beams. - In: Microactuators, Microsensors and Micromechanisms, (2023), S. 1-18
This paper presents an analytical approach for computing the natural frequencies of planar compliant mechanisms consisting of any number of beam segments. The approach is based on the Euler-Bernoulli Beam theory and the transfer matrix method (TMM), which means there is no need for a global dynamics equation, but instead low-order matrices are used which result in high computational efficiency. Each beam segment is elastic, thin, has a different rectangular cross-section or a different orientation and is treated as an Euler-Bernoulli beam. The approach in principle does not differentiate between the flexure hinges, and the more rigid beam sections, both are treated as beams. The difference in stiffness solely results from the changes in the cross sections and length. A finite element analysis (FEA), as often used in practical applications, has been carried out for various geometries to serve as state-of-the-art reference models to which the results obtained by the presented analytical method could be compared. Various test specimens (TS) consisting of concentrated and distributed compliance in various degrees of complexity were produced and measured in free- and forced vibration testing. The results from experiments and the FEA compared to those of the proposed method are in very good correlation with an average deviation of 1.42%. Furthermore, the analytical method is implemented into a readily accessible computer-based calculation tool which allows to calculate the natural frequencies efficiently and to easily vary different parameters.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20353-4_1