Many motion-active materials have recently emerged, with new methods of integration into
actuator components and systems-on-chip. Along with established microprocessors …

This paper presents a dynamic model and design analysis for V-and Z-shaped
electrothermal microactuators operating in vacuum and in air conditions. The model is …

Piezo-electric nano-positioning stages are being widely used in applications in which
precision and accuracy in the order of nano, and high scanning speeds are paramount. This …

In recent years, an increasing interest from researchers has been drawn to collaborative
robots, which are intentionally designed for physical interaction with human beings and …

The work consisted in analyzing the influence of an electronic positioning mechanism of an
Au metal plate in the XY axes; to optimize the production of Au metal nanoparticles by laser …

Comprehensive analysis on the modal characteristics of V‐shaped electrothermal
microactuators is presented in this paper for the first time. Considering the unique geometric …

This work presents comprehensive experimental studies on performance comparisons
between V-and Z-shaped electrothermal microactuators. The V-and Z-shaped …

In this study, a mass-parameter optimization framework is developed to predict dynamics of
compliant mechanisms. More specifically, non-dimensional mass property parameters are …