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Kerr Jia Lu
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 11
Citations - 628
Kerr Jia Lu is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Compliant mechanism & Morphing. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 11 publications receiving 601 citations. Previous affiliations of Kerr Jia Lu include George Washington University & Ansys.
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Design of Compliant Mechanisms for Morphing Structural Shapes
Kerr Jia Lu,Sridhar Kota +1 more
TL;DR: This paper presents a systematic method for synthesizing compliant mechanisms to morph a given curve or profile into a target curve utilizing minimum number of actuators (typically one) using Genetic Algorithms.
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Design and Application of Compliant Mechanisms for Surgical Tools
TL;DR: The paper provides an overview of design synthesis methods developed at the Compliant Systems Design Laboratory and focuses specifically on surgical applications, highlighting the design and construction of an organ (kidney) manipulator for use in minimally invasive procedures.
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Topology and dimensional synthesis of compliant mechanisms using discrete optimization
Kerr Jia Lu,Sridhar Kota +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a unified approach to topology and dimensional synthesis of compliant mechanisms is presented as a discrete optimization problem employing both discrete (topology) and continuous (size) variables.
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An effective method of synthesizing compliant adaptive structures using load path representation
Kerr Jia Lu,Sridhar Kota +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a load path representation was developed to overcome the issues encountered using the binary ground structure parameterization. But, the load path approach is not suitable for shape morphing compliant mechanisms.
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Compliant mechanism synthesis for shape-change applications: preliminary results
Kerr Jia Lu,Sridhar Kota +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an approach to synthesize compliant mechanisms that can deform an initial curve into a target shape with a smooth boundary, and evaluated the effectiveness of the shape change using Fourier descriptors.