Potentialities of optimal design methods and associated numerical tools for the development of new micro- and nanointelligent systems based on structural compliance - An example -

Christine Rotinat-Libersa (1) , Yann Perrot (2) , Jean-Pierre Friconneau (2)

1 LIST (CEA) - Laboratoire d'Intégration des Systèmes et des Technologies
2 LRI - Laboratoire de Robotique Interactive

This paper deals with the interest and potential use of intelligent structures mainly based on compliant mechanisms (and optionally including smart materials), for the development of new micro- and nano-robotics devices. The state of the art in optimal design methods for the synthesis of intelligent compliant structures is briefly done. Then, we present the optimal method developed at CEA LIST, called FlexIn, and its new and still in development functionalities, which will be illustrated by a few simple design examples. An opening will be given about the possibility to address the field of Nanorobotics, while adding functionalities to the optimal design method.

Keywords: compliant structure; intelligent structure; smart materials; topology optimization

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Mechanics [physics.med-ph]; Mechanical engineering [physics.class-ph]; Physics [physics]; Mechanics [physics]; Mechanical engineering [physics.class-ph]; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Automatic

Christine Rotinat-Libersa, Yann Perrot, Jean-Pierre Friconneau. Potentialities of optimal design methods and associated numerical tools for the development of new micro- and nanointelligent systems based on structural compliance - An example -. IARP - IEEE/RAS - EURON Joint Workshop on Micro and Nano Robotics 2006, Oct 2006, Paris, France. 11 p. ⟨cea-00765978⟩