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SUMMARY:Elastic Mechanism – Exploring the Effects of Elastic Deformation
  on Kinematic Motion in Mechanisms\, and Squashing a doughnut – analysis
  of tape ring flattening  - Charles Gai &amp\; Jamie Clarkson\, University
  of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Jamie Clarkson
DESCRIPTION:Two talks from PhD students in the Structures Group.\n\n\n\nTa
 lk 1: Charles Gai \nTitle: Elastic Mechanism – Exploring the Effects of 
 Elastic Deformation on Kinematic Motion in Mechanism\n\nAbstract:\nMechani
 sms are integral components of many systems\, ranging from simple machines
  to complex biological structures. Traditionally\, the study of mechanisms
  has focused on rigid links and its associated kinematic motion prediction
 . However\, many physical models and soft structures exhibit feasible kine
 matic motion outside the predicted motion\, due to elastic deformation. He
 re\, our study focuses on the effects of elastic deformation on the kinema
 tic motion of single degree of freedom systems. We formulate a method to e
 xamine these elastic deformation paths and how we can use them to move fro
 m one compatibility path (i.e. Freely-moving kinematic motion) to another.
  This study contributes to a deeper understanding of how elastic deformati
 on of linkage bars can be leveraged for novel and more flexible mechanisms
 .\n\n\nTalk 2: Jamie Clarkson\nTitle: Squashing a doughnut – analysis of
  tape ring flattening\n\nAbstract:\nTape rings are a novel variation of ta
 pe springs\, with the geometry of a toroidal cap (the same form as the ici
 ng on top of a doughnut). They have a non-zero Gaussian curvature that var
 ies across the section\, resulting in behaviour subtly different to that o
 f straight tape springs. Axisymmetric flattening of a tape ring is amenabl
 e to analytical solutions which may provide insight into more general bend
 ing\, as well as displaying interesting behaviour of its own. Two behaviou
 rs arising from the change in Gaussian curvature under flattening are inve
 stigated here.\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://eng-cam.zoom.us/j/8464716
 0140?pwd=azl5dC9Od1hZL0xzM0dLU3N4MHIwUT09 \n\nMeeting ID: 846 4716 0140\nP
 asscode: 153130\n\n
LOCATION:CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building)
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