The following list is limited to publications about compliant mechanisms by those on the BYU Compliant Mechanisms research staff. Please see the Compliant Mechanism's Bibliography for a comprehensive list of publications from the compliant mechanisms community.

Ananthasuresh G. K., Howell, L. L., 1996, "Case Studies and a Note On The Degrees-of-Freedom in Compliant Mechanisms," Submitted to the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, August 18-22 1996, Irvine, California 

Berglund, M.D., Magleby, S.P., and Howell, L.L., 2000, "Design Rules for Selecting and Designing Compliant Mechanisms for Rigid-Body Replacement Synthesis," Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, DETC2000/DAC-14225

Baker, M.S., Lyon, S.M., and Howell, L.L., 2000, "A Linear Displacement Bistable Micromechanism," Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14117.

Bromley, S.C., Howell, L.L., and Jensen, B.D., "Determination of Maximum Allowable Strain for Polysilicon Micro Devices," Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.27-41. 

Bromley, Susan, 1998, "Strain in Polysilicon Microbeams: The Relationship Between Beam Geometry and the Strain at Failure," B.S. Honors Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Clements, D., Howell, L.L., Masters, N., and Weight, B., 1999, "Floating Pin Joints Fabricated From Two Layers of Polysilicon at the Micro Level," Tenth World Congress on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms,

Cragun, R. and Howell, L.L., 1998, "A Constrained Thermal Expansion Micro-Actuator," American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

Cragun, R. and Howell, L.L., "Linear Thermomechanical Microactuators," ?,

Crane, N.B., Howell, L.L., and Weight, B.L., 2000, "Design and Testing of a Compliant Floating-Opposing-Arm (FOA) Centrifugal Clutch," Proceedings of 2000 ASME Design Engineering and Technical Conference,DETC2000/PTG-14451.

Derderian, J.M., Howell, L.L., Murphy, M.D., Lyon, S.M., and Pack, S.D., 1996, "Compliant Parallel-Guiding Mechanisms," Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 96-DETC/MECH-1208.

Derderian, J.M., 1996, "The Pseudo-Rigid-Body-Model Concept and Its Application to Micro Compliant Mechanisms," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Edwards, B.T., Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., 1999,"A Psuedo-Rigid Body Model For Functionally Binary Pinned-Pinned Segments Used in Compliant Mechanisms,"Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering and Technical Conferences, DETC99/DAC-8644.

Edwards, B.T., 1996, "Functionally Binary Pinned-Pinned Segments," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Evans, M.S., and Howell, L.L., 1999, "Constant-Force End-Effector Mechanism," Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference, Robotics and Applications,

Henrie, A. J. M., Howell, L.L., "Variable Compliance via Magneto-Rheological Materials," Proceedings of the 43rd International SAMPE Symposium, Anaheim, CA, pp. 431-443, June, 1998. 

Howell, L.L., 1995, "Class Notes for ME 538 - Compliant Mechanisms,"Brigham Young University. 

Howell, L.L., Leonard, J. N., 1997, "Optimal Loading Conditions for Non-Linear Deflections," Int. J. Non-Linear Mechanics, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 505-514. 

Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., 2000, "Identification of Compliant Pseudo-Rigid-Body Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior," Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14147. 

Jensen, B.D., "Identification of Macro- and Micro-Compliant Mechanism Configurations Resulting in Bistable Behavior," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., Gunyan, D.B., and Salmon, L.G., 1997, "The Design and Analysis of Compliant MEMS Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model," Microelectomechanical Systems (MEMS) 1997, presented at the 1997 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 16-21, 1997, Dallas, Texas, DSC-Vol. 62, pp. 119-126. 

Jensen, B. D., Howell, L. L. and L. G. Salmon, 1999, "Design of Two-Link, In-Plane, Bistable Compliant Micro-Mechanisms," Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering and Technical Conference

Jensen, B.D., Howell, L.L., and Salmon, L.G., 1998, "Introduction of Two-Link, In-Plane Bistable Compliant MEMS," Proceedings of the1998 ASME Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5837. 

Lyon, S.M., Evans, M.S., Erickson, P.A., and Howell, L.L., 1997, "Dynamic Response of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model,"Proceedings of the 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences,DETC97/VIB-4177. 

Lyon, S.M., Erickson, P.A., Evans, M.S., and Howell, L.L., 1999, "Prediction of the First Modal Frequency of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model,"Journal of Mechanical Design,

Midha, A., Howell, L. L., Norton, T. W., 1998, "Limit Positions of Compliant Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model Concept," Mechanism and Machine Theory 35 (2000) 99-115,

Millar, A.J., Howell, L.L., and Leonard, J.N., 1996, "Design and Evaluation of Compliant Constant-Force Mechanisms,'' Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, 96-DETC/MECH-1209. 

Mortensen, C.R., Weight, B.L., Howell, L.L., and Magleby, S.P., 2000, "Compliant Mechanism Prototyping," Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14204. 

Nielson, A.J., "Demonstration of the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model for Macro and Micro Compliant Pantographs," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Nielson, A.J. and Howell, L.L., 1998, "Compliant Pantographs via the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model," Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5930.

Opdahl, P.G., 1996, "Modeling and Analysis of Compliant Bi-Stable Mechanisms Using the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Opdahl, P.G., Jensen, B.D., and Howell, L.L., 1998, "An Investigation into Compliant Bistable Mechanisms," Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5914.

Parise, J.J., and Howell, L.L., "Ortho-Planar Mechanisms," Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences,

Parkinson, M.B., Howell, L.L., and Cox, J., 1997, "A Parametric Approach to the Optimization-Based Design of Compliant Mechanisms," Proceedings of the 1997 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC97/DAC-3763.

Parkinson, M.B., Jensen, B.D., and Roach, G.M., 2000, "Optimization-Based Design of a Fully-Compliant Bistable Micromechanism," Proceedings of the 2000 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC2000/MECH-14119.

Roach, G.M., "An Investigation of Compliant Over-Running Ratchet and Pawl Clutches," M.S. Thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 

Roach, G.M., Lyon, S.M., and Howell, L.L., 1998, "A Compliant, Overrunning Ratchet and Pawl Clutch with Centrifugal Throw-out," Proceedings of the 1998 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC98/MECH-5819.

Roach, G.M., and Howell, L.L. "Evaluation and Comparison of Alternative Compliant Over-running Clutch Designs," Proceedings of the 1999 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences,DETC99/DAC-8619.

Salmon, L.G., Gunyan, D.B., Derderian, J.M., Opdahl, P.G., and Howell, L.L., 1996, "Use of the Pseudo-Rigid-Body Model to Simplify the Description of Compliant Micro-Mechanisms," 1996 IEEE Solid-State and Actuator Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, pp 136-39.