Developments and challenges of miniature piezoelectric robots: A review

J Li, J Deng, S Zhang, W Chen, J Zhao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

Concept design of a monolithic compliant series-elastic actuator with integrated position and two-level force sensing

Z Lyu, Y Cao, MY Wang, Q Xu - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2024 - Elsevier
Safe physical interaction is significant for the protection of the operated target during delicate
micromanipulation tasks. This paper proposes the concept design of a series-elastic …

[PDF][PDF] Serial-Kinematic Hybrid Electromagnetic-Piezoelectric AFM Scanner for High-Throughput Raster Scanning

X Wang, B Yu, L Tan, Y Meng, Q Yu, L Li… - IEEE Trans. Ind …, 2024 - researchgate.net
High-throughput raster scanning enables high-rate atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging
in a large area. This article proposes a novel serial-kinematic tri-axial AFM scanner to meet …

A Normal-Stressed Electromagnetic-Driven Stiffness-Tunable Nanopositioner

X Wang, L Li, Y Meng, L Tan… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-bandwidth and long-range nanoprecision motion is crucially required by many
advanced instruments and robotic systems, which rely on the nanopositioners. However …

Design and analysis of a compliant microgripper with a large amplification ratio

Z Guo, H Ma, Q Li, Y Li, Z Liu, Q Song - Microsystem Technologies, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents the design and analysis of a novel piezoelectric-actuated compliant
microgripper that mainly consists of a three-stage amplifier and a pair of parallelogram …

Modeling and inverse compensation of dynamic hysteresis in voice coil motors using an extended rate-dependent Prandtl-Ishlinskii model

J Jin, X Sun, Z Chen - Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to examine the influence of input current frequency on the
hysteresis behaviour of voice coil motors (VCMs). The present study introduces the …

Design of a flexure-based XYZ micropositioner with active compensation of vertical crosstalk

Z Lyu, Z Wu, Q Xu - IEEE Transactions on Automation Science …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the design and development of a new flexure-based XYZ
micropositioner with a hybrid kinematic configuration. A piezoelectric-driven Z stage is …

Emergence of human oculomotor behavior in a cable-driven biomimetic robotic eye using optimal control

RJ Alitappeh, A John, B Dias… - … on Cognitive and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using robotic models to test theories on the behavior of humans or animals can help
understand many aspects of intelligence and control in natural systems. In this paper, we …

A novel bridge-type compliant displacement amplification mechanism under compound loads based on the topology optimisation of flexure hinge and its application in …

W Chen, S Kang, Q Lu, Q Zhang, H Wei… - Smart Materials and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The design and modelling of bridge-type compliant displacement amplification mechanisms
(CDAMs) are key components in precision engineering. In this study, a bridge-type CDAM …

Nonlinear Evaluation of a Large-Stroke Coiled L-Shape Compliant Guiding Mechanism With Constant Stiffness

M Ling, L Zhao, S Wu, L Chen… - Journal of …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Owing to the advantages of monolithic structure and little need for assembling, compliant
guiding mechanisms appear to be an effective solution for decoupling multi-freedom …