Multi-degree-of-freedom (multi-DOF) piezoelectric motion stage is an important part of
modern manufacturing industry. In order to perform high precision outputs in a large travel …

Piezoelectric actuators are emerging as a promising technology with their potential to deliver
a system with high specific power, accuracy, quick response and resolution. Over the years …

Bolted joint are among the key components that enable the robust assembly of a wide
variety of structures. However, due to wear and tear over time, bolted joint may loosen, and if …

A novel piezoelectric inchworm actuator driven by one channel dc signal is developed in this
article to simplify excitation signal of the inchworm actuators, and the clamping force of the …

A piezoelectric robot with four parallel legs operating in rowing mechanism was presented
and tested. The driving feet of the legs moved in a triangular trajectory, and a pair of legs on …

In this paper, a novel bidirectional complementary-type inchworm actuator is developed with
the help of two piezo-stacks (PZTs), where a simpler structure is obtained by employing the …

A small resonant inchworm piezoelectric robot with six driving feet which are set evenly
along the circumference is proposed and tested. A bonded-type structure is adopted to …

A U-shaped stepping piezoelectric actuator featuring low motion coupling is proposed,
fabricated and tested. The actuator contains four similar piezoelectric actuation units (PAUs) …

To realize an efficient translation in a narrow space, a surface milli-walker based on linear
piezoelectric actuation is proposed, fabricated, and tested in this paper. Operating at the …

The demand of high-precision positioning in various industrial fields has extensively
promoted the research and development of precision actuators. Bionic stepping …