The support stiffness of a parallel leaf-spring flexure should ideally be high, but deteriorates
with increasing displacement. This significant characteristic needs to be quantified precisely …

The robot Delta is a 3 degrees of freedom well known parallel structure allowing the 3
natural translations X, Y and Z. It exists with either rotational or linear actuated joints. In this …

This paper analyzes sensing methods compatible with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
and functional MRI (fMRI) reported in the literature, and presents the three generations of …

Mechanical testing of materials at the microscales is challenging. It requires delicate
procedures not only for producing and handling the specimen to be tested, but also for …

This paper presents kinetostatic modeling of a compliant mechanism for translational
motion. This mechanism arranges all compliant members in an inverted way, which enables …

From conception to realization, this book covers all aspects of miniaturized systems that
physically interact and manipulate objects at the microscale. It provides an understanding of …

Thanks to their absence of play, absence of contact friction and possible monolithic
fabrication, flexure pivots offer advantages over traditional bearings in small-scale, high …

We define isotropic springs to be central springs having the same restoring force in all
directions. In previous work, we showed that isotropic springs can be advantageously …

Compliant manipulators are advanced robotic systems articulated by the flexure joints to
deliver highly repeatable motion. Using the advantage of elastic deflection, these flexure …

After several years of development and continuous improvement, the Kibble balance at the
Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS) is now operational. Its stability and reliability allows …