Unlike conventional robotics where rigid links and discrete joints dominate, this course treats compliance as a design feature rather than a nuisance, drawing heavily on biomechanics and bioinspiration to understand how deflection, elasticity, and structural flexibility shape motion. You'll work through Howell's compliant mechanisms framework alongside kinematics fundamentals (Jacobians, loop closure, DoF analysis), tackle six quizzes and two projects that connect physics-based models to real fabrication constraints, and validate designs experimentally. It sits at the intersection of mechanism design, dynamics, and manufacturing, making it a natural bridge between your earlier rigid-body mechanics courses and research-flavored work in soft robotics or biomechatronics.
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Course Learning Outcomes: Course Learning Outcome Assessment Using bio-inspired approaches in the development and design of mechanisms Midterm Exam Quizzes / HWs Understanding the kinematic relationships between forces and motion for rigid mechanical systems Midterm Exam Quizzes / HWs Project 1 Final Exam Understanding the relationships between force and deflection in flexible systems Quizzes / HWs Project 2 Final Exam Being able to build and use physics-based models for understanding the dynami