Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Makina Mühendisliği Bölümü, Türkiye
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2012
Tezin Dili: İngilizce
Öğrenci: Uygar Ünverdi
Danışman: ERES SÖYLEMEZ
Özet:The aim of this study is to design a compliant lock mechanism for a dishwasher, using a systematic approach. Functionally binary pinned-pinned segment that exhibits bistable behavior is utilized. Pseudo-rigid-body model of the whole mechanism and the half segment is developed separately and the corresponding calculations are carried out. Among current solutions a different method namely “arc fitting method” is developed and it is utilized to construct the model. A software code is written to get the exact solutions, which require the evaluation of elliptic integrals. Results are compared with the analytical model and confirmed with physical prototype. Predefined tip forces are seen to provide the transition from one stable position to other. Durability, reliability and compactness characteristics are particularly considered.