Keil, Mitchel J.; Rodriguez, Jorge A method for generating compound spring element curves in contact with cylindrical surfaces. (English) Zbl 1057.68708 J. Geom. Graph. 3, No. 1, 67-76 (1999). Summary: This paper describes a method for enhancing the initial design process, as well as the transfer of data, for the geometry of compound contact springs. A force-length constrained model is developed around a cantilever beam section which has short (less than \(10\%\) of the beam’s length) structural elements to facilitate proper positioning. The short elements are often considered insignificant in deflection analysis, but are shown to contribute an additional \(26\%\) to the structure’s deflection. Once this is done, a mount position constrained model is developed which must be solved iteratively. The resulting geometry is smooth, precise, and can be readily transferred to CAD to complete a robust design process. Cited in 1 Document MSC: 68U07 Computer science aspects of computer-aided design PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{M. J. Keil} and \textit{J. Rodriguez}, J. Geom. Graph. 3, No. 1, 67--76 (1999; Zbl 1057.68708) Full Text: EuDML