Name: Ir. M. (Marijn) Nijenhuis
Lab: Precision Engineering (PE)
Department: Mechanics of Solids, Surfaces and Systems (MS3)
Faculty: Engineering Technology (ET)
Institute: Science-based Engineering
Building, Room: Horstring (building number 21) HR Z-228
Tel.: +31 53 489 5642
Tel. Secretary: +31 53 489 2074
E-mail: m.nijenhuis@utwente.nl
Position: PhD
Further information: See below
Postal address
Ir. M. Nijenhuis
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET)
Precision Engineering
Horstring, room HR Z-228
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands
Research
Large range of motion spatial flexure joints optimization – A topology synthesis method.
Publications
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2025
Correction to: Third-order geometric stiffness formulation for improved mesh convergence of thin and wide spatial beams in the generalized strain beam formulation (2025)Computational mechanics, 75, 1449. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P., Naves, M. & Aarts, R. G. K. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-025-02608-2
2024
Damping Position-dependent Parasitic Vibrations (2024)Mikroniek, 2024(4), 15-18. Seinhorst, B., Nijenhuis, M. & Hakvoort, W.https://www.dspe.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mikroniek_2024-4_-_Parasitic_resonances1.pdfDesign of a Hollow Flexible Hinge for an Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector (2024)In 48th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). Article 143642 (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference; Vol. 7). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Kamphof, W. E., Nijenhuis, M., Kragt, J. W., Lewińska-Maresca, M. A. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2024-143642Third-order geometric stiffness formulation for improved mesh convergence of thin and wide spatial beams in the generalized strain beam formulation (2024)Computational mechanics (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P., Naves, M. & Aarts, R. G. K. M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-024-02570-5Active damping of position dependent parasitic mode shapes in flexure mechanisms (2024)In 43rd Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control, March 26 – 28, 2024 Blankenberge, Belgium: Book of Abstracts (pp. 227-227). Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Seinhorst, B., Nijenhuis, M. & Hakvoort, W.https://beneluxmeeting.nl/2024/uploads/bmsc/boa2024.pdfAutomatic kinematic alignment of flexures in parallel mechanisms (2024)In Proceedings of the ASME 2024 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE2024. Article v007t07a012. Piening, P., Nijenhuis, M., Aarts, R. G. K. M. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2024-142820Modelling the Effects of Constrained Warping, Non-Linear Torsion and Anticlastic Curvature at Large Deflections of Leaf Springs (2024)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 7th International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics, IMSD 2024. Meijaard, J. P. & Nijenhuis, M.T-Flex ELC: A Flexure-Based Hexapod with Economical Actuation, Sensing and Kinematics (2024)In Proceedings of the 39th ASPE Annual Meeting. Uitbeijerse, J., Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.
2023
Active Damping of Position Dependent Parasitic Resonances in Flexure Mechanisms (2023)In Proceedings of the 38th ASPE Annual Meeting (pp. 119-122) (Proceedings - ASPE 2023 Annual Meeting). American Society for Precision Engineering. Seinhorst, B., Nijenhuis, M. & Hakvoort, W.End Effects in Spatial Beam Elements: Comparing the Variational Asymptotic Method and the Eigenwarping Method (2023)In Digital Conference Proceedings 11th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics. Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica. Seinhorst, B., Hakvoort, W. & Nijenhuis, M.https://multibody2023.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/prog_MULTIBODY_WEB/MULTIBODY2023_PAPERS/ID_187_645_Eccomas_paper_BS_V2.pdfDesign of a redimensionable and economic flexure-based 6-DOF manipulator demonstrator (2023)[Thesis › EngD Thesis]. University of Twente. Koers, T. M.H∞ optimal positive position feedback for vibration control (2023)In 42nd Benelux Meeting on Systems and Control, March 21–23, 2023 Elspeet, The Netherlands: Book of Abstracts (pp. 225-225). Seinhorst, B., Nijenhuis, M. & Hakvoort, W.Spatial beam element with third-order geometric stiffness formulation for improved mesh convergence (2023)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] 11th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2023. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P., Naves, M. & Aarts, R. G. K. M.T-Flex LC: A Flexure-Based Hexapod with a Simplified Kinematic Structure (2023)In Proceedings - ASPE 2023 Annual Meeting (pp. 99-102). American Society for Precision Engineering. Koers, T. M., Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.
2022
Feasibility of Active Material Vibration Suppression in a Large Stroke Flexure Hinge (2022)IFAC-papersonline, 55(27), 166-171. Seinhorst, B., Nijenhuis, M. & Hakvoort, W. B. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.10.506A massively overconstrained and statically balanced flexure mechanism for a 20 kN load capacity (2022)In Proceedings - ASPE 2022 Annual Meeting (pp. 98-101). American Society for Precision Engineering. de Jong, J. J., Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.Design of a large deflection compliant mechanism with active material for vibration suppression (2022)In European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Conference Proceedings - 22nd International Conference and Exhibition, EUSPEN 2022 (pp. 123-126). EUSPEN. Seinhorst, B., Nijenhuis, M. & Hakvoort, W.https://www.euspen.eu/knowledge-base/ICE22257.pdfHigh torsion stiffness leafspring flexure element using distributed warping constraints (2022)In European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Conference Proceedings - 22nd International Conference and Exhibition, EUSPEN 2022 (pp. 119-122). EUSPEN. Nijenhuis, M., Naves, M. & Brouwer, D.Repeatble positioning and accurate tracking with T-flex (2022)Mikroniek, 62, 19-22. Dutch Society of Precision Engineering. Naves, M., Nijenhuis, M., Seinhorst, B., Hakvoort, W. & Brouwer, D. M.https://www.dspe.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Mikroniek-2022-5-low-res.pdf
2021
Computation of internal stress resultants in beam elements with constrained torsional warping (2021)In Proceedings of the10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on MULTIBODY DYNAMICS (pp. 68-79). Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Dwarshuis, K., Nijenhuis, M., Aarts, R. G. K. M., Ellenbroek, M. H. M. & Brouwer, D. M.T-Flex: A fully flexure-based large range of motion precision hexapod (2021)Precision engineering, 72, 912-928. Naves, M., Nijenhuis, M., Seinhorst, B., Hakvoort, W. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2021.08.015
2020
A spatial closed-form nonlinear stiffness model for sheet flexures based on a mixed variational principle including third-order effects (2020)Precision engineering, 66, 429-444. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2020.08.003A low-profile flexural displacement-converter mechanism for piezoelectric stack actuators (2020)Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 313. Article 112198. Tajdari, F., Berkhoff, A. P., Naves, M., Nijenhuis, M. & de Boer, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2020.112198Flexure-based 60 degrees stroke actuator suspension for a high torque iron core motor (2020)Precision engineering, 63, 105-114. Naves, M., Nijenhuis, M., Hakvoort, W. B. J. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2020.02.001Improved dynamic performance in flexure mechanisms by overconstraining using viscoelastic material (2020)Precision engineering, 63, 115-125. Nijenhuis, M., Klein Avink, S. T. B., Dierkes, W. K., Noordermeer, J. W. M. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2020.02.002Design of a flexure mechanism with increased dynamic performance: Viscoelastic (over)constraining (2020)Mikroniek, 60(2), 28-32. Klein Avink, S. T. B., Nijenhuis, M., Dierkes, W. K., Noordermeer, J. W. M. & Brouwer, D. M.https://www.dspe.nl/mikroniek/archive/Misalignments in an overconstrained flexure mechanism: A cross-hinge stiffness investigation (2020)Precision engineering, 62, 181-195. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2019.11.011Spatial flexure mechanism analysis: Energy-based geometric stiffness modeling (2020)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Nijenhuis, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036549448Efficient modeling for the design of a large-stroke fully flexure-based 6-DOF hexapod (2020)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Precision Engineering, ASPE 2020. Nijenhuis, M., Naves, M., Hakvoort, W. B. J. & Brouwer, D. M.Importance of Warping in Beams with Narrow Rectangular Cross-Sections: An Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Flexible Cross-Hinge Case Study (2020)In Multibody Dynamics 2019: Proceedings of the 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics (pp. 199-206) (Computational Methods in Applied Sciences; Vol. 53). Springer. Nijenhuis, M., Jonker, B. & Brouwer, D.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23132-3_24T-Flex: A large range of motion fully flexure-based 6-DOF hexapod (2020)In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2020 (pp. 205-208). EUSPEN. Naves, M., Hakvoort, W. B. J., Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.https://www.euspen.eu/knowledge-base/ICE20183.pdf
2019
Suspension for an iron-core, high-torque motor: Large-stroke, flexure based (2019)Mikroniek, 59(6), 24-28. Article 6. Naves, M., Nijenhuis, M., Hakvoort, W. & Brouwer, D. M.Design of a large stroke flexure-based suspension for an iron core torque motor (2019)In European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Conference Proceedings - 19th International Conference and Exhibition, EUSPEN 2019 (pp. 52-55). EUSPEN. Naves, M., Nijenhuis, M., Hakvoort, W. B. J. & Brouwer, D. M.Flexure mechanism with increased dynamic performance by overconstraining using viscoelastic material (2019)In European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Conference Proceedings - 19th International Conference and Exhibition, EUSPEN 2019 (pp. 82-85). EUSPEN. Klein Avink, S., Nijenhuis, M., Dierkes, W., Noordermeer, J. & Brouwer, D.
2018
A 3-D Nonlinear Analytical Stiffness Model For Deflected Leaf Springs (2018)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 33rd ASPE Annual Meeting 2018. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P. & Brouwer, D. M.A Spatial Parametric Model For The Nonlinear Stiffness Characteristics Of Flexure Strips (2018)[Contribution to conference › Paper] ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2018. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86024Design Of A Meta-Material For The Torsional Reinforcement Of A Leaf Spring (2018)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 33rd ASPE Annual Meeting 2018. Andree, D., Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.
2017
An Analytical Formulation for the Lateral Support Stiffness of a Spatial Flexure Strip (2017)Journal of mechanical design, 139(5). Article 051401. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P., Mariappan, D., Herder, J. L., Brouwer, D. M. & Awtar, S.https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035861
2016
Effects of misalignments in an elementary overconstrained elastic mechanism (2016)[Contribution to conference › Poster] Precision Fair. Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.Effects of overconstrained design of an elementary flexure hinge (2016)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 3rd DSPE Conference on Precision Mechatronics 2016. Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.Stiffness consequences of misalignments in a overconstrained flexure design (2016)In Proceedings of the 31st ASPE Annual Meeting 2016 (pp. 21-25). American Society of Precision Engineering. Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.A Closed-Form Model for the Support Stiffness of Spatial Flexure Strips With Limited Twist (2016)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 40th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference 2016. Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.A Closed-Form Model for the Support Stiffness of Spatial Flexure Strips With Limited Twist (2016)In ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference: Volume 5A: 40th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference. Article DETC2016-59979. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2016-59979Scientific demonstrator, experimental set-up: Overconstrained variable-misalignment cross-hinge (2016)[Contribution to conference › Other] Martin van den Brink Award 2016. Nijenhuis, M. & Brouwer, D. M.
2015
An Analytical Formulation for the Lateral Support Stiffness of a Spatial Flexure Strip (2015)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference 2015. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P., Herder, J. L., Awtar, S. & Brouwer, D. M.An Analytical Formulation for the Lateral Support Stiffness of a Spatial Flexure Strip (2015)In ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference : Volume 5A: 39th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (pp. -). Article DETC2015-46591. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Nijenhuis, M., Meijaard, J. P., Herder, J. L., Awtar, S. & Brouwer, D. M.https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-46591