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The document contains multiple choice and checkbox questions related to compliant mechanisms, focusing on their properties, advantages, challenges, and applications. Key concepts include the relationship between strength and stiffness, the benefits of reduced part count, and the importance of material properties and geometry in creating flexibility. It highlights the use of compliant mechanisms in various fields such as healthcare, precision devices, and consumer products.

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Answer Key To Quiz

The document contains multiple choice and checkbox questions related to compliant mechanisms, focusing on their properties, advantages, challenges, and applications. Key concepts include the relationship between strength and stiffness, the benefits of reduced part count, and the importance of material properties and geometry in creating flexibility. It highlights the use of compliant mechanisms in various fields such as healthcare, precision devices, and consumer products.

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Multiple Choice Questions (1-30)

1. B. A mechanism that gains mobility from the deflection of flexible members

2. C. Reduced weight

3. B. Strength relates to resistance to failure, while stiffness relates to resistance to


deflection

4. C. Motion within extreme geometric constraints

5. B. Stress relaxation under long-term load

6. C. Bistability

7. C. Material’s Young’s modulus

8. C. Geometry

9. B. Young’s modulus

10. A. Because they are made of flexible components

11. C. Stress causing material to change shape under prolonged load

12. B. In everyday products like shampoo bottle caps

13. B. Limited motion due to material constraints

14. B. Greater flexibility

15. B. Adjusting boundary conditions

16. A. They are interchangeable

17. C. They require complex analysis

18. A. Where continuous motion is required

19. A. Shape and size

20. C. Polypropylene

21. B. Different materials will have different deflections due to their Young’s modulus.

22. A. They have fewer parts


23. A. A mechanism that can have two stable positions

24. B. Resilience

25. A. Increased wear and tear

26. B. Applications requiring high precision and lightweight components

27. B. High component count

28. B. Their low weight and precision

29. B. Their motion involves bending of flexible parts

30. B. By causing it to permanently change shape under long-term stress

Checkbox Questions (31-50)

31 to 34. Select all the advantages of using compliant mechanisms:

- [X] Fewer components

- [ ] Higher costs

- [X] Ability to miniaturize

- [ ] Need for regular maintenance

- [X] Reduced weight

- [X] Increased performance

35 to 37. Which factors are essential for creating flexibility in mechanisms?

- [X] Material properties

- [X] Geometry

- [ ] Color

- [X] Loading and boundary conditions

- [ ] Temperature control

- [ ] Electrical conductivity
38 to 40. What are the common challenges of using compliant mechanisms?

- [X] Limited motion

- [ ] Higher component count

- [X] Fatigue life concerns

- [X] Stress relaxation

- [ ] Need for continuous lubrication

- [ ] Difficult to manufacture

41 to 44. Identify the key applications of compliant mechanisms:

- [X] Healthcare products

- [ ] Large-scale heavy machinery

- [X] High-end precision devices

- [X] Everyday low-cost consumer products

- [ ] High-friction machinery

- [X] Spacecraft components

45 to 47. What are the benefits of using compliant mechanisms over traditional
mechanisms?

- [X] Reduced part count

- [ ] Need for lubrication

- [X] Lower manufacturing cost

- [X] Improved reliability

- [ ] Increased assembly complexity

- [ ] Higher power consumption


48 to 50. Which statements are true about stiffness and strength in the context of
compliant mechanisms?

- [ ] Stiffness and strength are the same.

- [X] Strength relates to resistance to failure.

- [X] Stiffness relates to resistance to deflection.

- [ ] Flexible materials are always weak.

- [X] A material can be both flexible and strong.

- [ ] Stiffness only applies to metals.

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