Table A1.
Summary of the FEM structural analysis of the SsDRA and LsDRA and related stiffnesses.
| Load Type | Configuration | Load | Max Displacement δMAX/Stiffnesses k | Variations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SsDRA (1) Equation (1) Table 1 |
LsDRA (2) Equation (1) Table 1 (ni = 1; mi = 0) |
Δ12 % | ||||||
|
δ MAX (mm) |
k (N/mm) |
δ MAX (mm) |
k (N/mm) |
ΔδMAX% | Δk% | |||
| Flexural along x | Cantilever | FX = 200N; FY = FZ = 0 | 0.612 | 326.80 | 0.900 | 222.22 | −32% | +47% |
| Flexural along y | Cantilever | FY = −200N; FX = FZ = 0 | 0.316 | 632.91 | 0.376 | 531.91 | −16% | +19% |
| Compression | Cantilever | FZ = −1000N; FX = FY = 0 | 0.024 | 41666.67 | 0.026 | 38461.54 | −8% | +8% |