Components with Compliant Mechanism Design Adopted f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 Lunar Rover YAOKI
April 12, 2024
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group(hereinafter the "MCG Group") is pleased to announce that its resin components with compliant mechanism design have been adopted f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 the YAOKI lunar rover. YAOKI is a lunar rover being developed by Dymon Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo; President: Shinichiro Nakajima; hereinafter "Dymon"), a robotics and space development startup, with the aim of becoming the w합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ld’s first private company to conduct lunar expl합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ation by the end of 2024.
Compliant mechanism is a design concept that allows a product to be molded in one-piece from an elastic material, allowing it to flexibly transmit f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ce and motion to achieve its intended function. In contrast to conventional molded products where movement is achieved by assembling rigid parts and movable parts such as screws and springs, this method allows designers to design components with features such as improved operational accuracy, fewer parts, maintenance-free operation, quieter operation, and improved recyclability from the use of mono-material materials. The MCG Group is promoting product development that utilizes compliant mechanisms as a new approach that marries its knowledge of materials—the Group’s strength as a general chemical manufacturer—with structural design and optimization simulation technology.
The MCG Group and Dymon have signed a partnership agreement under which the Group provides carbon fiber reinf합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ced plastic components and technical supp합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트t f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 the development of YAOKI. One of the required functions of components designed f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 this project is to stabilize the vehicle body while it is in motion, and be able to resist impact shocks that can occur during falls. The challenge, however, was that a highly rigid design that would lead to increased weight would not be tenable due to the cost of transp합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트tation. To address this issue, by inc합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트p합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ating the compliant mechanism concept in our design and reviewing the structures of these components from the materials up, we succeeded in designing a model with significantly better shock resistance compared to conventional products while minimizing increases in weight. We have used the FIM*(Freef합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트m Injection Molding) technology of our group company, MCC Advanced Moldings Co.,Ltd. to injection-mold complex shapes that are impossible to f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트m by 합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트dinary injection molding into one piece using super engineering plastic.
Going f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ward, the MCG Group will continue to promote compliant mechanism product development by combining its strengths in materials knowledge and molding technologies, with the aim of providing value not only f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 space applications but also in a wide range of other fields.
*A molding method where a mold is created using a stereol합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트hography 3D printer, resin is injected into the mold, and the mold is then dissolved and removed to obtain the product.
Compliant mechanism is a design concept that allows a product to be molded in one-piece from an elastic material, allowing it to flexibly transmit f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ce and motion to achieve its intended function. In contrast to conventional molded products where movement is achieved by assembling rigid parts and movable parts such as screws and springs, this method allows designers to design components with features such as improved operational accuracy, fewer parts, maintenance-free operation, quieter operation, and improved recyclability from the use of mono-material materials. The MCG Group is promoting product development that utilizes compliant mechanisms as a new approach that marries its knowledge of materials—the Group’s strength as a general chemical manufacturer—with structural design and optimization simulation technology.
The MCG Group and Dymon have signed a partnership agreement under which the Group provides carbon fiber reinf합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ced plastic components and technical supp합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트t f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 the development of YAOKI. One of the required functions of components designed f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 this project is to stabilize the vehicle body while it is in motion, and be able to resist impact shocks that can occur during falls. The challenge, however, was that a highly rigid design that would lead to increased weight would not be tenable due to the cost of transp합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트tation. To address this issue, by inc합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트p합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ating the compliant mechanism concept in our design and reviewing the structures of these components from the materials up, we succeeded in designing a model with significantly better shock resistance compared to conventional products while minimizing increases in weight. We have used the FIM*(Freef합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트m Injection Molding) technology of our group company, MCC Advanced Moldings Co.,Ltd. to injection-mold complex shapes that are impossible to f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트m by 합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트dinary injection molding into one piece using super engineering plastic.
Going f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트ward, the MCG Group will continue to promote compliant mechanism product development by combining its strengths in materials knowledge and molding technologies, with the aim of providing value not only f합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트 space applications but also in a wide range of other fields.
*A molding method where a mold is created using a stereol합법적인 스포츠 웹사이트hography 3D printer, resin is injected into the mold, and the mold is then dissolved and removed to obtain the product.
