TY - JOUR
T1 - A compliant mechanism as a sternum prosthesis
AU - Ramirez, Octavio
AU - Torres-San-Miguel, Christopher R.
AU - Ceccarelli, Marco
AU - Rueda Arreguín, José Luis
AU - Urriolagoitia-Calderón, Guillermo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This paper presents a three-dimensional design of a compliant mechanism as a transmission system for its application in a novel human sternum prosthesis. The proposed compliant mechanism design is able to generate a coordinated movement between ribs during the respiratory process in human beings. Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis was performed in order to describe maximum stress values from the deformed elements of the mechanism by applying input forces. FEM results show that the compliant mechanism movements are proper for sternum prosthesis application, also it was possible to prove that maximum stress values generated in the mechanism, did not exceed the yield point of the material. Finally, by performing a fatigue analysis of the mechanism, it was possible to determine the maximum number of cycles that it can resist. Obtained results will be used to develop a complete design of the compliant mechanism and the sternum prosthesis in a prototype solution.
AB - This paper presents a three-dimensional design of a compliant mechanism as a transmission system for its application in a novel human sternum prosthesis. The proposed compliant mechanism design is able to generate a coordinated movement between ribs during the respiratory process in human beings. Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis was performed in order to describe maximum stress values from the deformed elements of the mechanism by applying input forces. FEM results show that the compliant mechanism movements are proper for sternum prosthesis application, also it was possible to prove that maximum stress values generated in the mechanism, did not exceed the yield point of the material. Finally, by performing a fatigue analysis of the mechanism, it was possible to determine the maximum number of cycles that it can resist. Obtained results will be used to develop a complete design of the compliant mechanism and the sternum prosthesis in a prototype solution.
KW - Compliant mechanism
KW - Ribs movement
KW - Sternum prosthesis
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-58104-6_17
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-58104-6_17
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85095976830
SN - 2211-0984
VL - 93
SP - 143
EP - 151
JO - Mechanisms and Machine Science
JF - Mechanisms and Machine Science
ER -