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Variable Stiffness Springs

Variable Stiffness Springs is a mechanical spring design that belongs to the class of elastic elements in structural systems, distinguished by its ability to modulate stiffness dynamically in response to external stimuli or operational conditions.

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Design, analysis, and control of a low power joint for walking robots, by phasic activation of McKibben muscles

R.Q. van der Linde · IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation · 1999 · 127 citations

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A Novel Design of Serial Variable Stiffness Actuator Based on an Archimedean Spiral Relocation Mechanism

Jiantao Sun, Zhao Guo, Yubing Zhang et al. · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics · 2018 · 111 citations

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Simulating ventricular systolic motion in a four-chamber heart model with spatially varying robin boundary conditions to model the effect of the pericardium

Marina Strocchi, Matthias A. F. Gsell, Christoph M. Augustin et al. · Journal of Biomechanics · 2020 · 100 citations · Full text

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Implementation of variable joint stiffness through antagonistic actuation using rolamite springs

Chad English, Donald Russell · Mechanism and Machine Theory · 1999 · 86 citations

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Stiffness-based approach for Belleville springs use in friction sliding structural connections

Shahab Ramhormozian, G. Charles Clifton, Gregory A. MacRae et al. · Journal of Constructional Steel Research · 2017 · 79 citations

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Authors

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  1. DJ
    David J. Braun

    Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

    4 publications · 155 citations

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  2. RC
    Raffaella Carloni

    University of Twente, Netherlands

    3 publications · 76 citations

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  3. YX
    Yapeng Xu

    Shandong University, China

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  4. ZG
    Zhao Guo

    Wuhan University, China

    2 publications · 138 citations

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  5. SV
    Sethu Vijayakumar

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

91

  1. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    15 publications

    372 citations

  2. Shandong University

    Jinan, China

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    236 citations

  3. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    134 citations

  4. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    90 citations

  5. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    468 citations

  6. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    151 citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

  8. University of Tehran

    Tehran, Iran

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    171 citations

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  1. Mechanism and Machine Theory

    5 publications · 217 citations

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  3. Journal of Mechanical Design

    3 publications · 114 citations

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  4. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

    3 publications · 193 citations

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  5. IEEE Transactions on Robotics

    2 publications · 103 citations

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