Compliant assembly system device

A deformable structure compliance for a compliant assembly system comprising:

• operator means for holding parts to be assembled;
• first and second interconnected deformable structures for supporting the operator means;
• said first deformable structure including at least three deformable portions extending radially outwardly from a first center and responsive to a force and to a moment applied to the free end of the operator means to permit rotation of the operator means about said first center;
• said second deformable structure including at least three deformable portions interconnected with the first deformable structure, remote from said first center and extending transversely to said first deformable structure and responsive to a force and to a moment applied to the free end of the operator means to permit rotation of the operator means about a remote second center spaced from said first center;
• said force causing generally equal and opposite rotations about said first and second centers which result in translational motion of the operator means and said moment causing generally equal and opposite offsetting translations of the operator means which result in rotation of the operator means about a remote intermediate compliance center between said first and second centers' operator means.