Large-Displacement Linear-Motion Mechanisms
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The following three designs are compliant linear-motion large-displacement mechanisms. Linear-motion mechanisms are usually constructed using a support structure that guides a shuttle in linear movement. This movement is wanted, and needed in many mechanisms and is generally created using prismatic joints. Prismatic joints are sliding joints that can restrict linear-motion devices to one degree of freedom; but these joints also present challenges including friction, wear, and difficulty in lubrication. Because of these inherent issues, engineers have developed alternatives to prismatic joints in some linear-motion large-displacement mechanisms.
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