The aim of this study is to develop an adaptive fuzzy fractional-order sliding-mode control
(AFFSMC) strategy to control the mover position of a permanent magnet linear synchronous …

Flexure hinges hold several advantages over classical rotation joints, including no friction
losses, no need for lubrication, no hysteresis, compactness, capacity to be utilized in small …

Soft-bending actuators are inherently compliant, compact, and lightweight. They are
preferable candidates over rigid actuators for robotic applications ranging from physical …

This paper presents a novel actuator-internal two degree-of-freedom (2-DOF) micro/nano
positioning stage actuated by piezoelectric (PZT) actuators, which can be used as a fine …

This paper presents a novel microgripper mechanism for micromanipulation and assembly.
The microgripper is driven by a piezoelectric actuator, and a three-stage flexure-based …

In this paper, we propose a new modeling and identification approach for piezoelectric-
actuated stages cascading hysteresis nonlinearity with linear dynamics, which is described …

This paper proposes a new XY compliant parallel manipulator with large workspace and low
coupling motion by resorting to planar arrangement of multistage parallelogram …

This paper presents the design and test of a 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) precision
positioning system, which is assembled by two different 3-DOF precision positioning stages …

This paper presents a 2-degrees of freedom flexure-based micropositioning stage with a
flexible decoupling mechanism. The stage is composed of an upper planar stage and four …

This paper presents a new resonance tracking method for the piezoelectric ultrasonic
transducer used in thermosonic wire bonding. Based on the relationships among the …