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Precision Machine DesignME 250
Kinematic Design 2Hertz Contact Stresses
Flexures
Mark Sullivan
September 18, 2008
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• Kinematic Couplings – History, Design Guidelines, Load Capacity, Examples
• Quasi Kinematic Couplings• Constraints• Hertz Contact Stresses• Flexures• References
Agenda
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Acknowledgements
• Text and figures in these lecture notes are taken from the following sources:– Blanding, D., Exact Constraint: Machine Design Using Kinematic
Principles, ASME Press, New York, 1999.
– Hale, L. C., “Precision Engineering Principles,” ASPE Tutorial, Monterey, 2006.
– Smith, S. T., Chetwynd, D. G., Foundations of Ultraprecision Mechanism Design, Taylor & Francis, 1994.
– Hale, L. C., “Principles and Techniques for Designing Precision Machines,” UCRL-LR-133066, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1999. (http://www.llnl.gov/tid/lof/documents/pdf/235415.pdf)
– Slocum, A. H., Precision Machine Design, SME, 1992.
– Slocum, A. H., FUNdaMENTALs of Design, MIT, 2008.
– Precision Engineering Research Group, MIT• http://pergatory.mit.edu/• http://pergatory.mit.edu/kinematiccouplings/
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Kinematic Couplingsand Exact Constraint
Chart from “FUNdaMENTALs of Design,” Slocum
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Kinematic Couplings
• Two common forms of the kinematic coupling.
“2 – 2 – 2”(Maxwell)
“3 – 2 – 1”(Kelvin Clamp)
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Kinematic Couplings:Some History
Chart from “Mechanics of Designing Precision Machines,” Slocum
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Kinematic Couplings:Three-groove Design Guidelines
Chart from FUNdaMENTALs of Design, Slocum
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Kinematic Couplings:Load Capacity of Couplings
Chart from “Mechanics of Designing Precision Machines,” Slocum
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Kinematic CouplingExample: Bal-Tec Components
• Bal-Tec Kinematic Coupling Components– High repeatability– Low cost– Limited load– Limited stiffness
Cone Vee Flat
http://www.precisionballs.com/index.html
Ball
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Kinematic CouplingExample: Bal-Tec Clamp
http://www.precisionballs.com/index.html
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Example of Kinematic Coupling: Adjustable Mirror Mount
• A common example of a kinematic coupling is the adjustable mirror mount found in most optics labs.
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Quasi-Kinematic Couplings
Chart from “FUNdaMENTALs of Design,” Slocum
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Quasi-Kinematic CouplingExample: Ford Engine Assembly
Chart from “FUNdaMENTALs of Design,” Slocum
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Quasi-Kinematic Couplings:Engine Assembly Performance
Chart from “Mechanics of Designing Precision Machines,” Slocum
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• Always a good idea to keep in mind the size of things– The thickness of this paper =
– The diameter of a human hair =
– Computer hard drive track spacing =
– Diameter of a fiber optic =
– Visible light wavelength (mid-spectrum) =
– Size of a typical virus =
– Atomic diameter =
Recall: The Size of Things
100 μm
20 – 180 μm
1 μm
4 or 62.5 μm core, 125 μm cladding
550 nm
0.1 – 0.6 nm (He to Cs)
10 – 400 nm
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Quasi-Kinematic Couplings (2)
• Quasi-Kinematic Couplings (QKCs) approximate Kinematic Couplings– Reduced repeatability– Low cost– Increased load– Increased stiffness
Designs based on line contact offer a significant increase in load capability and stiffness (Hale).
Three cones with radial flexures
Three tooth coupling
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Quasi-Kinematic CouplingExample: Spherolinder
• Spherolinder Quasi-Kinematic Coupling– Reduced repeatability– Increased cost– Increased load (~100X higher)– Increased stiffness
Spherolinder Vee Cone
Retainer
http://www.g2-engineering.com/index.html
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Pop Quiz: Constraints
• How many degrees of freedom does this coupling have?• What are they?
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Idealized KinematicConstraint Configurations
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Review: Constraints
Constraints Configuration
1 Ball on flat
2Link on flat
Ball in groove
3
Ball in trihedral
Link with one ball in groove and other on flat
Three linked balls on flat
4
Link with one ball in trihedral and other ball on flat
Link with 2 balls both in a vee groove
Link of 3 balls with 2 on a flat & one in a groove
Link of 4 balls on 2 inclined flats
5
Link of 2 balls with one in a trihedral hole & the other in a vee groove
Link of 3 balls with 2 in vee grooves & one on a flat
Link of 4 balls with one in a vee groove & 3 on a flat
Link of 5 balls on 2 inclined flats
6
Link of 3 balls in 3 vees (“2-2-2” kinematic mount)
Link of 3 balls with one in a trihedral, one in a vee & one on a flat
(“3-2-1” kinematic mount)
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Constraint Model of Kinematic Couplings
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Rotational DOF
• Statement 9: A constraint (C) properly applied to a body (i.e., without overconstraint) has the effect of removing one of the body’s rotational degrees of freedom (R). The R removed is the one about which the constraint exerts a moment. A body constrained by n constraints will have 6 – n rotational degrees of freedom, each positioned such that no constraint exerts a moment about it. In other words, each R will intersect all Cs.
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Exercise 1
Pick one corner that is not on a constraint line and add one orthogonal constraint at a time until the block is fully constrained. How many constraints must you add? Identify each constraint added with the rotational axis that it constrains (Hint: Use Statement 9).
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Equivalent Pairs of Rotational DOF
• Statement 10: Any pair of intersecting rotational degrees of freedom (R) is equivalent to any other pair intersecting at the same point and lying in the same plane. This holds true for small motions.
• Statement 11: Two parallel Rs are equivalent to any two parallel Rs parallel to the first pair and lying on the same plane. They are also equivalent to a single R parallel to the first pair and lying in the same plane; and a T perpendicular to that plane.
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Series and Parallel Connections
• Statement 12: When parts are connected in series (cascaded), add the degrees of freedom. When the connections occur in parallel, add constraints.
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Precision Machine DesignME 250
Hertz Contact Stresses
Mark Sullivan
September 18, 2008
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Hertz Contact Stresses
Chart from “FUNdaMENTALs of Design,” Slocum
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Hertz Contact Stresses (2)
Equations from FUNdaMENTALs of Design, Slocum
This is the “general case.”
For solved cases, see Roark or MathCAD
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Hertz Contact Stresses (4)
Shear
Radial
Compressive
Graph and equations from FUNdaMENTALs of Design, Slocum
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Hertz Contact Stresses (3)
Chart from FUNdaMENTALs of Design, Slocum
• To reduce Hertz Contact Stresses:– Decrease force
– Increase “ball” radius
– Decrease E
• To reduce deflection:– Decrease force
– Increase “ball” radius
– Increase E
• To reduce contact area:– Decrease force
– Decrease “ball” radius
– Increase E
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Kinematic Coupling Analysis
• Also, MathCAD
Chart from FUNdaMENTALs of Design, Slocum
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Pop Quiz: Contact Stress
• Which 3 DOF mount has lower Hertz contact stresses? Why?• How could you make the stresses even lower?
3-Ball Nest
Tetrahedron
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Precision Machine DesignME 250
Flexures
(Adapted from ME 119 / ME 324 material by D. DeBra, Stanford University)
Mark SullivanSeptember 18, 2008
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Conceptual Basis for Flexure Design
• Kinematic Design– A rigid body has 6 DOF with respect to a reference frame (or
another rigid body)– With exactly 6 constraints suitably arranged, no relative motion.– If more than 6 constraints are applied to the body, it is
overconstrained and can be strained if its support base strains– If less than 6 constraints are applied, movement is made possible
(e.g., bearings):• 1 rotation free - spindle, rotary bearing• 1 translation free - carriage on ways
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From Hale, 1999
Is this mount over-constrained?
Kinematic and Semi-Kinematic Constraint
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Constraintsand Strain Attenuation
• A constraint is (relatively) stiff along its line of constraint– Can substitute suitable arranged flexible elements to provide
functionally equivalent constraint• Ex. Your stick models
• Strain attenuation is important– Frictional forces from contacts can transmit unwanted strain
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Basic Building Blocks of Flexures
• Rod– Which DOF are Stiff
Which are Flexible?
• Bellows– Which DOF are Stiff
Which are Flexible?
• Ex. of combining rods and bellows to achieve flexural elements.
x
z
y
x
z
y Rx
Rz
Ry
Rx
Rz
Ry
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Basic Building Blocks of Flexures (2)
• Sheets or plates– Which DOF are Stiff
Which are Flexible?
– bh determines strengthL influences buckling strength
• Ex. of combining sheet flexures to reduceconstraints.
• Ex. of combining sheet flexures to increaseconstraints.
x
z
y
h
b
L
Rz
Rx Ry
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Blade Flexures
• Rigid constraint in its own plane (x, y, & θz)
• Three degrees of freedom: z, θx, & θy.
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Parallel-Blade Flexure
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Cross-Blade Flexure
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Commercial Flexures
http://www.c-flex.com/home.html
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Rowland’s Ruling Engine
Henry Augustus Rowland III [1848-1901] - American physicist
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Anti-Distortion Mountings
Jones, 1961
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Other Flexures
Jones, 1962
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Other Flexures, cont.
Jones, 1962
Why have 2 sets of cantilevered blade flexures?
(At least 2 reasons)
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Other Flexures, cont.
Jones, 1962
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Series and ParallelConnections of Springs
• Rule 1: The equivalent compliance of springs connected in series is the sum of their individual compliances.
• Rule 2: The equivalent stiffness of springs connected in parallel is the sum of their individual stiffnesses.
cseries
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Series and ParallelConnections of Springs (2)
• Corollary: When springs are connected in series, add stiffnesses in parallel. When springs are connected in parallel, add stiffnesses in series.
k1 k2 k3
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References
• Blanding, D., Exact Constraint: Machine Design Using Kinematic Principles, ASME Press, New York, 1999.
• DeBra, D. ME 119 Lecture Notes on Flexures, Stanford University, 1987.
• Jones, R. V., “Anti-distortion Mountings for Instruments and Apparatus,” J. of Sci. Instr., vol. 38, October 1961, pp. 408-409.
• Jones, R. V., “Some Uses of Elasticity in Instrument Design, J. of Sci. Instr., vol. 39, 1962, pp. 193-203.
• Hale, L. C., “Principles and Techniques for Designing Precision Machines,” UCRL-LR-133066, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1999. (http://www.llnl.gov/tid/lof/documents/pdf/235415.pdf)
• Smith, S. T., Chetwynd, D. G., Foundations of Ultraprecision Mechanism Design, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Switzerland, 1992.