Binary Torsion Stiffness Compliant Mechanism

This is a binary torsion stiffness compliant mechanism. It can change between high and low stiffness configurations reversibly by toggling a bistable mechanism. It all has been integrated in a monolithic architecture such that it can be easily 3D printed.

This device has been published as a research paper in the journal extreme mechanics letters with the title:

"Monolithic binary stiffness building blocks for mechanical digital machines"

If you are interested. It can be found through these links:

1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2020.101120
2. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reinier_Kuppens