[HTML][HTML] Design of compliant mechanisms using continuum topology optimization: A review

B Zhu, X Zhang, H Zhang, J Liang, H Zang, H Li… - … and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
Compliant mechanisms have become an important branch of modern mechanisms. Unlike
conventional rigid body mechanisms, compliant mechanisms transform the displacement …

Recent advances in nanorobotic manipulation inside scanning electron microscopes

C Shi, DK Luu, Q Yang, J Liu, J Chen, C Ru… - Microsystems & …, 2016 - nature.com
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) provides real-time imaging with nanometer
resolution and a large scanning area, which enables the development and integration of …

A compact inchworm piezoelectric actuator with high speed: Design, modeling, and experimental evaluation

X Ma, Y Liu, J Deng, X Gao, J Cheng - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inchworm piezoelectric actuators are usually composed of three or more piezoelectric
stacks, which makes their structures and circuits sophisticated. Although a variety of …

Design and control of a compliant microgripper with a large amplification ratio for high-speed micro manipulation

F Wang, C Liang, Y Tian, X Zhao… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The design and control of a novel piezoelectric actuated compliant microgripper is studied in
this paper to achieve fast, precise, and robust micro grasping operations. First, the …

Design and control of a novel asymmetrical piezoelectric actuated microgripper for micromanipulation

C Liang, F Wang, B Shi, Z Huo, K Zhou, Y Tian… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microgripper is an important tool in high precision micromanipulation task, which directly
affects the quality and efficiency of micromanipulation. This paper presents the design and …

A review of computer microvision-based precision motion measurement: Principles, characteristics, and applications

S Yao, H Li, S Pang, B Zhu, X Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microengineering/nanoengineering is an emerging field that enables engineering and
scientific discoveries in the microworld. As an effective and powerful tool for automation and …

On the suppression of the backward motion of a piezo-driven precision positioning platform designed by the parasitic motion principle

Z Yang, X Zhou, H Huang, J Dong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Piezo-driven precision positioning platforms with large stroke are greatly demanded in both
scientific research and industrial applications. Although various principles have been …

A walker-pusher inchworm actuator driven by two piezoelectric stacks

X Ma, Y Liu, J Deng, S Zhang, J Liu - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of inchworm piezoelectric actuators suffer from complicated structures and control
systems due to the utilization of three or more piezoelectric stacks. Various approaches have …

Piezo-actuated smart mechatronic systems: nonlinear modeling, identification, and control

Z Yuan, S Zhou, Z Zhang, Z Xiao, C Hong… - … Systems and Signal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Precise actuation is a widely utilized technology in the realm of high-end equipment.
Piezoelectric actuators (PEAs) stand out due to their exceptional attributes, including high …

A 2-DOF monolithic compliant rotation platform driven by piezoelectric actuators

C Liang, F Wang, Z Huo, B Shi, Y Tian… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To realize high-precision rotation angle adjustment in micro-/nanomanipulation, a novel
monolithic two-degrees-of-freedom (2-DOF) pure rotation platform is designed, fabricated …