Application of Compliant Mechanisms in Robotics

Dear Colleagues,

Compliant mechanisms are devices that achieve some or all the motion through the deflections of their flexible members. On the one hand, because the motion is produced by deflections, clearance and friction are eliminated and very high-precision motion can be obtained. On the other hand, the redundant degree-of-freedom of deflections offers devices the capability of passive adaptation to a variety of objects of different shapes and safe interaction with unstructured environment. These features of compliant mechanisms offer new opportunities and also new challenges for robotic designs.

In this Special Issue of Applied Sciences, we aim to discuss the state of the art of compliant mechanisms and their applications in robotics, with the focus being on compliant mechanism designs that can be utilized in actuators, transmissions, or end-effectors to improve the performances of robotic systems. Devising sensors or other key elements in robots incorporating compliant designs are also of concern in this Special Issue. The Special Issue will publish original research articles, review articles, and short communications.

Prof. Dr. Guimin Chen
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Berselli
Prof. Dr. Chi Zhang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.