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Degrees of freedom (TRIZ Keywords)

Think about the six degrees of freedom (three translations Tx, Ty, Tz and 3 rotations Rx, Ry and Rz). Think about enabling or disabling certain movement:

  • Changle a stiff element into a flexible element
  • Different stiffnesses in different directions
  • One-part mechanisms
  • Leaf springs
  • Allow and use torsion
  • Instead of solids or plates, think of rods and ball joints
  • Rod mechanisms

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