Pocket Kinematic Coupling
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Model information
- Source
- Printables
- Category
- Engineering
- License
- Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial
Summary
During Professor Alexander Slocum’s visit to our lab, we presented a pocket-sized, modular kinematic coupling kit that enables anyone to build and test coupling designs within seconds. It was inspired by one of his models shown in his online lectures. It can be used for classroom demonstrations, machine design, or desktop fidgeting.
Print Instructions
When printing the coupling pieces (the array of small units), print them with a skirt big enough to join together into a solid sheet. This greatly reduces the risk of a piece breaking from the build plate and helps with taking all the little pieces off.
Learn More
This design was developed by the Compliant Mechanisms and Robotics Group (CMR) from Brigham Young University (BYU). Follow us at @byucmr on Instagram, @CompliantMechanismsResearchGroup on Facebook, or visit the BYU Compliant Mechanisms and Robotics (CMR) website to learn more about compliant mechanisms.
Technical Information
For more information on kinematic couplings, check out some of Dr. Slocum's work here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141635903000710
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141635900000660
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0141635996000013
Our paper based on Dr. Slocum’s work:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094114X25000254
Intellectual Property
The downloadable 3D print files provided here may be used, modified, and enjoyed for noncommercial use. To license developable mechanism technology for commercial applications, contact:
BYU Technology Transfer Office
3760 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
Phone: (801) 422-6266