Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Tailored compliant mechanisms for reconfigurable electromagnetic devices

  • Galestan Mackertich-Sengerdy,
  • Sawyer D. Campbell,
  • Douglas H. Werner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36143-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Reconfigurability and robustness are two key properties for electromagnetic devices. Here, the use of compliant mechanisms—which are known for their inherent durability, structural stability, and high-accuracy manipulation capabilities in mechanical applications—is introduced for reconfigurable electromagnetic systems.